26 prior convictions, and he went to the victim's house 2 hours after being served with the protective order? Clearly he's not learning how to be a productive member of society on his own, maybe he should spend some extended time behind bars where he can dry out and consider the consequences of his actions.

THROW THE BOOK AT HIM!

Obviously not! Doesn't look like he's capable of making bail. My prayers are for the Isturis family.

Imagine sitting by the phone for hours, unable to get through to family members who live at the corner of 11th and C streets.

"Nave accepted the bail request and stated Isturis is to have no contact with any of the victims or witnesses in the case."

"Isturis’ record is long and assaultive, with 26 convictions.

Court records show more than nine Domestic Violence Assault charges, multiple violations of a DV protective order, multiple violations of conditions of release and disorderly conduct and drunk on premises. "

It doesn't look to me like the system is working well at all.

With the way the courts seem to handel these cases he'll probably be out in a year and do this again. I just can't believe that a man with 26 convictions of DV and assault can still be on the streets with a gun

What a sick human being! It's revolting that this "person" is able to continue to walk the streets of juneau and torment this woman continuously. She needs counseling and he needs to be locked up for life! tlingit and haida needs to step up their game of anti-violence and anti-drinking!

Is that based on your experience after punching that lady in the face?

Not to mention that the person filing the DV complaints kept taking him back into the house when he sobered up

I really have a problem with people who attempt to give the impression of intelligence on a comment board but are too low-functioning to pull it off. mpshake, I'm looking at you.

And I'm not thrown off the scent by the classy little poem you're using as a sig.

Your opinion of Public Defenders is obviously informed from a lifetime of getting into trouble.

See how I did that? I used "Your, You're" correctly! Big step, I know.

Look, pal, no matter how much money you come from, if you keep getting into trouble, you will eventually face consequences. It really is too bad that essentially free attorneys weren't able to get you out of every jam you've ever been in.

You'll be surprised to know that the Public Defenders in Alaska are among the best and most highly-regarded in the U.S.

As someone who has a good amount of insight into "the system" here in town, I can guarantee you that P.D. clients do better in terms of sentences and resolutions to their issues than many clients of private attorneys. P.D. attorneys are often idealistic "true believers" who later go on to achieve great things in other realms of the law.

Most of the judges who sit in Juneau right now are former P.D.s. Pallenberg, Nave, and I think perhaps Levy and Collins for a short time did P.D. or similar work at some point in their careers.

I encourage mpshake and everyone else to try and cultivate informed opinions and not just accept lazy stereotypes as gospel.

That is all.

-Leo

Alcoholics cannot handle relationships. They take prisoners. All of them have have been Jeff's victims.

How you all love to chastise mpshake. I don't see eye-to-eye with him on several topics. But at least I can hold a debate with him on subjects we adamantly disagree on and still shake hands in the end. As for his experiences, some people learn from them and others just think they know all about the system without ever being at the tail end of it. The last thing I want is a perfect know-it-all running the show, they lack compassion and empathy, maybe have an education but education without experience is like a fly without wings. Of course it's hard to see through someone else's eyes when you've made all the right decisions, or possibly, know the right people.

I do find it amusing that everyone can't get over the misrepresentation of what happened, everyone saying he punched the woman in the face. Maybe people should do their homework before trusting the Juneau Empire. It takes a real sheep to believe what you read in this paper. Granted, what he did was wrong, but if he were to have punched a woman in the face in a road rage assault, I'm sure he would have left a mark on her face.

But I guess it's easy to chastise people who speak their minds who have had experiences than it is to have a cohesive debate with them staying on topic. Kinda remids me of politics today. Elections are won off dirt, I guess debates in the Juneau Empire are as well.

Now on topic, this man should never see the light of day again. I'll tell you what, someone blasts a shotgun at my front door three times, especially with my family home, I can promise you he will NEVER see the light of the courtroom. I wouldn't use a gun either, he'd get the axe!

Actually, it was Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore. "smells like...victory."