TPT--and how many of those crimes were the two men you refer to as having extensive records actually convicted of? Anyone can throw out baseless allegations, but having to prove them in court is a whole other thing.  Overcharging is a fact of life in Alaska and elsewhere.  It's too bad the DAs that do it aren't sanctioned every time it's demonstrated that there's no evidence or any evidence sufficient to support the charge--and arrest, followed by incarceration--in the first place.