Kodiak fisherman will plead guilty to stealing trees from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 449

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A commercial fisherman in Kodiak will plead guilty to stealing 16 yellow cedar trees from the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska.

Mitchell Keplinger, charged with theft of government property in April, was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska on Wednesday for his formal arraignment.

Keplinger signed a plea deal the day after he was charged. Under the terms of the deal, he will avoid jail time …

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