Frankie Bates

Pleaded guilty in the 2021 overdose death of a 44-year-old man in Kodiak, Alaska.

Court

State, Not reported (Kodiak)

State

Alaska

Year of death

2021

Year sentenced

2025

Drugs

Not reported

Conduct

Unknown

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Criminally negligent homicide; misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fifth degree (indicted for manslaughter)

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

7 years with 3 suspended, then 4 years of probation

Found through

State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

This case was brought under Alaska law. For what that law says, see Alaska in the state law guide.

Sources

1. law.alaska.gov

Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.

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