Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On 11/3/2026 at approximately 1515 hours, Alaska State Troopers responded to a disturbance at a residence in Sterling in which shots were fired.  Investigations revealed Agafia Helen Martushoff, age 60 of Sterling, had gone to a neighboring residence and threatened someone with a handgun.  During the disturbance, she discharged the handgun multiple times, one of those times being in the direction of several residences.  Martushoff was also impaired by alcohol.  She was arrested for Misconduct Involving Weapons 2nd and 4th, as well as Assault 3rd.  She was remanded at Wildwood Pretrial Facility and held with no bail pending arraignment.