The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Â
Escape
Justin Michael Lucas, 21, of Fairbanks, was charged with felony escape Dec. 7. According to charging documents, Lucas was on house arrest and fitted with a GPS ankle monitor and left his home twice without permission.  Â
Â
Multiple charges
⢠Benjamin Isaac Peter, 66, of Venetie, was charged with second-degree weapons misconduct and two counts of third-degree assault Dec. 2 after Alaska State Troopers responded to a report that he was drinking alcohol and shooting in Venetie. According to charging documents, Peter shot through a window with a shotgun after the residents kicked him out.Â