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April 26, 2024 • PRESS RELEASE

Donald McQuade Sentenced to Serve 50 Years for 1978 Murder of 16-Year-Old Shelley Connolly

(Anchorage, AK) – Today, Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 67-year-old Donald McQuade of Gresham, Oregon to serve 50 years for the Murder in the First Degree conviction for the 1978 murder of sixteen-year-old Shelley Connolly in Anchorage.

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April 24, 2024 • PRESS RELEASE

Peter Moses, of Saint Mary’s, Convicted of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree

(Bethel, AK) – Today, a Bethel jury found Peter Moses, 50, guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. 

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April 23, 2024 • PRESS RELEASE

Fairbanks Jury Finds Jesse Polston Guilty of Assault in the First Degree

(Fairbanks, AK) – On April 23, 2024, a Fairbanks jury found 34-year-old Jesse Polston guilty of two counts of Assault in the First Degree and one count of Assault in the Fourth Degree for the events surrounding the strangulation of a family member to unconsciousness in 2021.

Attorney General Treg Taylor

Attorney General
Treg Taylor

Mission

The Department of Law upholds the rule of law, protects public safety, and provides high quality legal representation to executive branch agencies for the benefit of all Alaskans.


Vision

The Department of Law is committed to excellence in our work. We will maintain the highest standards of ethics and professionalism to promote exceptional legal representation to the state through a valued and well-trained team of attorneys and administrative professionals dedicated to public service.

Values

We serve Alaska in a way that earns the trust of the public and fosters confidence in criminal prosecutions and state government.

We seek fair and just resolutions to legal disputes while honoring the rights of crime victims and other injured parties.

We foster a healthy work/life balance.

We encourage professional development.

We encourage a respectful, collaborative, and professional workplace where excellence, integrity, trust, diversity, and accountability are prioritized.