Press Release

Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting

July 31, 2024

(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting. This concerns the May 13, 2024 shooting of Kristopher Handy by Anchorage Police Department Sergeant Noel Senoran, Officer Jason Stineman, Officer Jacob Ostolaza, and Officer Jacob Jones.

The investigation concluded that the officers were legally justified in their use of deadly force. The Anchorage Police Department and Mr. Handy’s family have been notified of this decision.

CONTACT: Senior Assistant Attorney General John Darnall, at (907) 269-6250 or john.darnall@alaska.gov.

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Department Media Contact: Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.

Due to resource constraints, we no longer post links to referenced records. Records filed in a federal court are readily available at Docket Search or PACER, and records filed in a State of Alaska court are readily available from the Alaska Court System (Trial Courts - Alaska Court System and Search for an Appellate Case). Contact Sam Curtis to request a referenced record that is not readily available from a court or on the internet, or contact law.recordsrequest@alaska.gov to submit a formal Alaska Public Records Act request.