Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Monday, September 15, 2025

Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

A Detachment ...No news reported.

B Detachment

  • AK25056192

    Location: Wasilla
    Type: Warrant Arrest, Fail to Yield at Direction of a Peace Officer, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and DWLR

    Dispatch Text:

    On 09/15/2025 at approximately 0335 hours, AST conducted a traffic stop on Horizon. The following investigation revealed that the driver, Shawn Schmidt, 40 YOA, had three outstanding warrants for his arrest. Shawn was arrested without incident and transported to MSPT where he was held on $3750.00 bail.

    Posted on 9/15/2025 4:52:56 AM by DPS\jlvandiest

  • AK25093767

    Location: Talkeetna
    Type: Fail to yield, Reckless driving, Resisting arrest, and assault 4

    Dispatch Text:

    On 09/15/2025 at approximately 08:03 hours AST, a traffic stop on a vehicle without a license plate was conducted on the Parks Hwy near Talkeetna. The driver refused to identify and drove away from the traffic stop, and AST pursued.  After the vehicle was stopped, the driver began walking away on foot and did not obey commands to stop. The driver was apprehended and identified as Michael Lloyd, aged 39, of Willow. An investigation revealed that Michael had an active warrant for his arrest. Michael was transported and remanded to Mat-Su Pretrial for Failure to stop, Reckless driving, resisting arrest, and assault 4 x3.

    Posted on 9/15/2025 2:56:22 PM by DPS\wrhuston

C Detachment ...No news reported.

D Detachment

  • AK25092737

    Location: Fairbanks
    Type: MIW 4

    Dispatch Text:

    On 09/14/2025, the Alaska State Troopers contacted a suspicious vehicle near Badger Road. The vehicle was occupied by Tianna Montez. During the contact, a small bag containing a white crystalline substance was observed in plain view. The substance was field-tested and returned a presumptive positive result for methamphetamine. Based on the evidence, Tianna Montez was arrested for Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree.

    Posted on 9/15/2025 12:08:16 AM by DPS\rcbell

E Detachment ...No news reported.

Headquarters ...No news reported.

AK Wildlife Troopers

  • AK25093282

    Location: Point MacKenzie
    Type: SAR

    Dispatch Text:

    On Sept. 13, 2025, Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified around 12:30 p.m. of a plane crash in the Point MacKenzie area. The adult male pilot was reported to have serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Helo-3 responded and transported the pilot to a nearby airstrip for assessment and transport to a Mat-Su hospital. The FAA and NTSB were notified of the crash.

    Posted on 9/15/2025 9:49:35 AM by DPS\tewilliams

AK Bureau of Investigation ...No news reported.

AK Bureau of Highway Patrol ...No news reported.

AK Bureau of Judicial Services ...No news reported.

AK Div of Fire and Life Safety ...No news reported.