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7 indicted by Juneau grand jury

Posted: September 12, 2012 - 12:01am

A grand jury in Juneau issued indictments for seven people on Friday.

Two of the indictments were for theft from a pull tab shop in the Mendenhall Mall, two were drug-related and another was for a jailhouse assault. Two more were for failing to stop for a police officer and felony driving under the influence.

Indictments are not indicative of guilt, but rather formal accusations of illegal activity.

Elizabeth A. Lindoff, 40, and Josephine M. Winders, 35, were each indicted on one count of second-degree theft for allegedly acting together, or individually, to steal property from Hidden Treasures Pull Tabs.

The indictment charges that the alleged theft took place on or between July and August of this year, and the property had a value of more than $500 but less than $25,000.

Second-degree theft is a class ‘C’ felony, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Court records did not indicate whether the codefendants had attorneys yet.

Assistant District Attorney Angie Kemp declined to comment on the case, saying she couldn’t comment on facts that weren’t yet in the public record. When the owner of the store, David Sanden, was reached by phone Tuesday afternoon, he also declined to comment.

Court records indicate Lindoff does not have any prior felony convictions, but has two misdemeanor convictions for driving under the influence in 2002 and 2003.

Likewise, Winders does not have a felony criminal history, but was given a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) for a city misdemeanor larceny charge in 2003, according to court records.

Jennifer S. McAllister, 31, was indicted on one count of fourth-degree drug misconduct for allegedly knowingly possessing methadone, a pain reliever that is known for helping people with drug dependency issues to get off drugs by preventing withdrawal symptoms. Fourth-degree drug misconduct is a class ‘C’ felony.

According to an affidavit, authorities conducted a parole search at a man’s residence on March 14 and found her inside the home using the drugs without a prescription.

Court records show McAllister does not have any prior felony convictions. She is scheduled to appear in Juneau Superior Court for her arraignment on Wednesday.

Veronica M. Parks, 21, was indicted on one count of promoting contraband in the first degree and one count of fourth-degree drug misconduct for allegedly knowingly possessing hydrocodone at Lemon Creek Correctional Center on July 11. Both those offenses are class ‘C’ felonies.

Parks was in custody at LCCC awaiting trial on other drug-related charges. She was previously indicted in July for drug misconduct for allegedly delivering heroin, or attempting to deliver heroin.

An arraignment in the new case is scheduled to take place Wednesday before Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg.

Devin L. Clements, 20, was indicted on one count of second-degree assault, a class ‘B’ felony that can carry up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

According to prosecutors, an incarcerated Clements attacked a former confidential police informant while standing at the LCCC lunch line in late July. The person who was attacked sustained a fractured nose and required five staples on his head and chin, prosecutors said.

Clements was in custody at LCCC pending a robbery and vehicle theft case. He is due in court again next Monday for an arraignment.

Ellen K. Bradshaw, 50, was indicted on one count of first-degree failure to stop at the direction of a police officer on Sept. 2. That’s a ‘C’ felony.

Franklin J. Naumcheff, 27, was indicted on one count of felony driving under the influence and one count of felony refusal to submit to a chemical test. Both of those are ‘C’ felonies.

• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.

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JuneauAlaska
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JuneauAlaska 09/12/12 - 08:49 am
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Possesing drugs while in jail for drugs

Either she just doesn't get it, or has a serious problem. Hopefully she will get more then a "slap on the wrist". Jail time, followed by mandatory substance abuse treatment, followed by strictly enforced probation with mandtory UA'S. The drug lifestyle leads to jail and death. At the very minium a wasted life.

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AuroraVista 09/12/12 - 09:26 am
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Clements and his dad are

Clements and his dad are certainly upstanding individuals.

fairreader
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fairreader 09/12/12 - 09:47 am
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21 and jail isn't working?

If Ms. Parks is still using and distributing drugs while in jail it's a bad sign for any hope of rehabilitation. Being in jail should have opened her eyes to the consequences that come from bad associations and drug use. Apparently she is quite comfortable with that lifestyle and is likely to be one of the unfortunate individuals that is bound for a life of crime. We will probably see her enter and exit the system continually for years to come. We all make mistakes and hopefully learn from life's hard lessons. If going to jail isn't an eye opener for a young girl like that then its unlikely she will be turning her life around any time soon. Sounds like she's where she belongs.

Persnickety Persimmon
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Persnickety Persimmon 09/12/12 - 09:57 am
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A warning to all readers:

A warning to all readers: self-righteousness levels are reaching noxious levels in this article. It is probable that the next post will result in a toxic, self-perpetuating environment of ignorance and unhealthy interest in others' problems.

Please take all necessary precautions.

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really 09/12/12 - 11:33 am
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You are right PP. Maybe we

You are right PP. Maybe we should take a page from the current presidential administration and appologize to Mrs. Parks and Mr. Clements for being too harsh on criminals...

Treyshawn DaSheed
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Treyshawn DaSheed 09/12/12 - 11:58 am
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durp!

possessing methadone - class C felony.
the same as what Josh Burger got.

How about that...

mommcat
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mommcat 09/12/12 - 01:11 pm
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A Warning to All Readers

Resulting Stupidity is one of the worst side effects of Drug Use.

fairreader
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fairreader 09/12/12 - 03:15 pm
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I speak from expierence

I am not self righteous as I have battled through drug addiction myself and hurt many people as well as our community in the short two years I was using. I ended up getting caught by local law enforcement and faced a very harsh reality that I needed to make some major changes.
I ended up in LCCC and realized that I had gone from a stand up member of Juneau and a doting mother to an inmate in two years. My addiction to pain killers spurred a string of horrible choices and bad associations. Being arrested was my rock bottom. I vowed to myself, my family and my community that when and if I was released that I would leave that life in my past. I have been clean and sober almost 4 years and just find it sad that not everyone can change when change is the only option. I don't think I am better than anyone, I simply feel as if I made some human mistakes and chose to learn from them. I appreciate local law enforcement for holding me to the same standards as anyone else. It was upon me to change my life as it is on Ms. Parks and others in her position to do the same. If they continue down the path they are on some very hard times are to come.

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Ts907 09/13/12 - 01:52 am
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Sad but not surprized

The young Miss Parks is one that didn't have much of a chance. After I realized what sort of mother she has, that failed to teach her how to face the world. Her mother is Dev_mom also our towns solo female sex offender. I had a go around with the woman a while back on a comment stream and it's clear she is a psychopath and a skilled manipulator. Just recently a classmate of Veronicas called her out in detail of what she did to damage young Veronica. I agree it takes a determined and hard focused attitude to beat drug addiction. In this case, I doubt she has the coping skills to do much more than burrow herself deeper into trouble. I think she may have a chance if she is kept behind bars. She is a heroin addict, and has to suddenly kick it in jail. It hurts and is unbearable to do. Not every addict is the same, everyone has a unique level of addiction. Not to mention the ones that are unconditionally loved by people, with a solid support system ready have a much better shot at overcoming. I appreciate hearing testimony from people that turned their life around. Much respect to you, fairreader. It takes guts. Personally I am so glad she reoffended and I'm hoping she finds the strength to change. I really hope Phyllis Vmom doesn't get all high and start talking nonsense. I really don't want to get worked up about her lies and have another blog war. Lol I wonder who brought Parks the drugs into the jail. It had to be a contact visit. I'm sure the jail knows. They most likely don't want the woman Phyllis in their jail. She was doing some big bragging about her beloved visits with her daughter and started asking her daughters Facebook friends to please make it easier on her poor child and give money for commissary. Yuk sick sick woman.

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jdcb81 09/13/12 - 05:14 am
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I have a couple of

I have a couple of observations whether PP likes it or not.
LCCC gives a whole new meaning to "Animal House". Seems as though there are more beatings inside their walls then there are in downtown Juneau at night. Lock them up and let them at each other. This Clements guy should not see Juneau streets for a long time.
Fairreader - Congratulations on your successful sobriety. I wish you continued happiness and success. Also, thank you for sharing your touching personal story. If your message reaches just one of these young 20 somethings that are poisoning their bodies and ruining their lives, then you have done a community service.
TS907 - You beat me to the draw. As soon as I saw Vron Parks name it reminded me of one of the most divulging and amazing comment threads I have seen in the Empire.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-08-08/4-others-also-indicted-friday#....

Her mother is also the person who when in court trying to get third party custody of Veronica, admitted to sending threatening text messages to an informant who was involved in her daughters arrest as well as the arrests of many others this summer. I wonder if she will ever face charges for that. She called out Jim Hanson who by all accounts is a menace to Juneau and now incarcerated (hopefully for a very long time) but then got herself called out for being a registered sex offender, drug user with her own daughter and enabler. I hope for Veronica's sake that she will somehow, someway get herself straight but as with all of these others we have read about regularly for the past year or so, the only chance they really have is to leave Juneau and get away from their "friends" and associates. Unfortunately, only those whose families have the means seem to be able to escape the circles they run in. She deserves harsh punishment but also hopefully will get some real help and not rehab in Juneau where someone was able to bring heroin to her while she was allegedly rehabbing, and she nearly died. She is clearly so far gone that even jail does not deter her from taking risks to get a fix.
I hope Juneau can find a way to cut into this heroin and meth crisis that is taking an entire generation of your young people by storm. Soon, stories of Hepatitis, HIV and OD's will go along with the low level junkies being indicted and eventually being released back to your streets because of Juneau's soft court system and unbelievable plea deals.

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