One of the defendants in a Klawock murder case was sentenced on Monday to 40 years of jail with 25 years suspended. 24-year-old Blaise Dilts pled guilty of murder in the second degree in the death of 80-year-old Lincoln Peratrovich.
Dilts and two other defendants attacked Peratrovich in his home in March of 2023 after inflammatory comments circulated on social media. Dilts reportedly told investigators that he had seen a post alleging that Peratrovich had catcalled an underage girl and chased her with an ax. Alaska State Troopers investigated that allegation and found that no crime had occurred.
Peratrovich died as a result of the injuries.
In a May plea deal, Dilts changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of murder, dropping four other felonies against him. Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Daniel Doty presided over the case.
The State of Alaska argued that Dilts participated in the beating of Peratrovich, but was not the most culpable of the three defendants. The other two defendants, Moses Blanchard, 25, and Gonzalo Sanchez, 20, are scheduled to be sentenced
on Oct. 31 and Nov. 21.
