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Jay Osmond Gardner UPDATE

Jay Osmond Gardner was charged and arrested for Daniel Buckwalter’s murder over the summer. Mr. Buckwalter was the 46 year old Big Lake resident who was reported missing in August of 2015. A Palmer Grand Jury, on June 30, 2020, indicted Mr. Gardner for Murder in the First Degree, Murder…

Juan Camarena, a person of interest in Wasilla Triple Murder, will plead guilty in federal court to ammunition charge

Juan Camarena, who was named by law enforcement last fall as a “person of interest” in a Wasilla triple homicide investigation, plans to plead guilty in federal court to one count of unlawfully possessing ammunition (Felon in Possession). His Change of Plea is expected to take place during the week…

Major Meth & Heroin Drug Ring with ties to the Mat-Su Valley BUSTED by the Feds

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska issued a press release yesterday announcing that they have arrested and charged six people with running a criminal enterprise involving narcotics distribution, money laundering, and gun violence in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. According to the indictment, the group was…

Faunus Doney to plead guilty in federal criminal case to swindling elderly victims out of $337,344 in annuity scam

Faunus Doney, also known as Faunus Arden, who ran for Mat-Su Borough Assembly in the fall of 2019 before dropping out of the race, has reached a plea agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office in Anchorage in a wire fraud case. The terms of the plea agreement are as…

Suspect charged with impersonating his sister has ties to two murder investigations in the Mat-Su Valley

The United States Attorney’s Office issued a press release last week announcing that “Jay Osmond Gardner” of Wasilla has been charged with the federal crimes of identity theft and false statements. The Affidavit filed in Federal Court to support the arrest warrant gives details of Mr. Gardner’s possible connection to…

Missing in the Mat-Su

Alaska is notorious for being a place where people can get lost – sometimes forever. People can run into bad weather or bad luck when out in the wilderness or on a body of water or even when driving on a remote road. Some people have mental health challenges and…