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Man Charged With Murder Out On Ankle MonitorPolice arrested Derrick Torian back in February in Spearfish, South Dakota, charged for the March 2000 murder of Genevieve Tetpon.The man charged with the cold case murder of Genevieve Tetpon in March 2000 rejoins the Anchorage community. Police arrested Derrick Torian back in February in Spearfish, South Dakota. Torian walked out of the Anchorage Jail a free man Saturday afternoon. Alaska Pretrial Services, a private company acting, is acting as Torian’s third-party custodian and insists its clients are kept on a tight watch. Their system is attached to an ankle and secured with a steel security cuff that cannot be removed. Officials say it’s important to remember individuals are innocent until proven guilty, but public safety is still the primary concern. “There will be a random urinalysis performed. Our system uses a GPS cellular tracking device that will be attached to his ankle. It's actually the only system in the United States and the only one in Alaska that's actually approved by the U.S. government under the Adam Walsh Act,” said Dennis Johnson,director for Alaska Pretrial Service. Officials say the Adam Walsh Act was created back in the 1980s after America's Most Wanted tv host John Walsh suffered the loss of his son to a defendant out on bail. Alaska Pretrial Services also says one of its programs gives victims a device so it can be paged to alert them if the defendant is nearby. |
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SmallerGovernment said on Tuesday, Apr 26 at 11:23 PM
This is a lead in story to get the people of Alaska to vote to implement the Unconstitutional, Very Costly Adam Walsh Act in Alaska. Not only that, but I seriously wonder if someone paid the news station to print this article to PROMOTE GPS MONITORING DEVICES...GPS STRAPPED ON A PERSON BEFORE THEY ARE EVEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME? I wonder if the company supplying this device is related to SECURE ALERT? Mr. Smart, Mark Lunsford? Does anyone know the company which supplies the equipment?
65836867angry_alaskan said on Tuesday, Apr 26 at 12:49 PM
concerned_inAK - you may be right, Things are NOT always as they seem, his father may be a fine and decent man, I absolutely support any person who serves in our armed forces and has fought for our country at home and abroad, however - a person's own character and actions are not made by their parents acts and deeds. Also the fact that he graduated high school with honors and went on to college doesnt mean anything in and of itself. Human Beings are very much capable of keeping secrets from almost anyone if they chose to and this young man seems to be intelligent enough to have the ability to do as such. My only hope and prayer is that the Truth will come out and Justice will be served - that those 12 people on his jury will be able to see all the evidence and hear all the testimony and all agree on the Right decision as a result.
65803697GREG55 said on Tuesday, Apr 26 at 3:42 AM
fIRST ANYTHING THAT IS PUT ON CAN WITH TIME BE REMOVED.....AND AS FAR AS GPS MONITORING CAN ANY ONE EXPLAIN HOW THESE WONDER DEVICES PREVENT ANY ONE FROM COMMITTING A CRIME? THEY DON'T....THIS STORY SOUNDS LIKE MORE OS A ADD PROMOTING THESE DEVICES TO ME THE WAY IT IS WORDED AND WITH A FEW OF THE COMENTS MADE....
65759092muddmann said on Monday, Apr 25 at 11:01 PM
if im so innocent until proven guilty why you hand cuff me and take me to jail where i have to post a bond with money i dont have im innocent til proven guilty thats bs the system knows this but they have to take your money,look at the im program a rip off
65753072concerned_inAK said on Monday, Apr 25 at 8:27 PM
This is almost a 12 year old crime that went cold in 2003. Mr. Torian coperated with police from March 2000 until then. He finished his junior and senior year at East High and Graduated honor roll and went on to college. He left Alaska in 2009 with his two children and fiance for south dakota where he has been with her family and has had another child and worked two jobs since he arrived there. He has no criminalrecord and no traffic tickets. He cooperated with the Marshalls when they arrived with the Alaska warrent and even waived extradition so he could come home to face his charges. The DNA evidence is from the zipper and inside the sleeping bag that his father who is a 4 tour decorated vietnam vet, 25 year ASD employee and head of the Alaska VFW and a deacon in his church has always maintained that was with a group of items donated to charity in late 1999. Thigs arent always as they seem and the 12 people on his jury are the only ones with the right to judge him.
65749552Frida Cos said on Monday, Apr 25 at 6:09 PM
That is so grrrrr.. if it was an Alaska Native Man who murdered a (blank) woman he wouldn't be out on any type of monitor at all.
65742837angry_alaskan said on Monday, Apr 25 at 2:41 PM
This is completely unbelieveable to me. I am all for the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory, however this man was arrested on DNA evidence, which tends to ensure the right perpetrator is arrested in this day and age. Evidence enough to extradite him from South Dakota to Alaska, and THE JUDGE LOWERS HIS BAIL AND HE'S LET OUT WITH ONLY AN ANKLE MONITOR. Genevive is not given another chance, her kids are not give their mother back, her family does not have her back, this is just outrageous!! Who is watching exactly WHAT he does while out using the monitor. This alerts the Alaska Pretrial Service WHERE he is, but WHAT is he going to do while out? Commit more crimes? Again, unbelievable!!
65730517anch_scanner said on Monday, Apr 25 at 10:30 AM
Who runs Ak Pretrial services? I like the idea of the steel cuff, could you post an image of it? Other systems ahve been lacking in anti-removal methods. Thanks for the upgrade!!
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