Alaska Department of Law
05/13/2022 | Press release | Archived content
Man Indicted for Missing North Pole Man's Murder
May 13, 2022
(Fairbanks, AK) - Today, a Fairbanks grand jury returned an indictment against Aaron Mitchell Hague for the August 2020 murder of his then roommate John McClelland. The defendant was also charged with Tampering with Physical Evidence for concealing McClelland's corpse and with Theft in the Second Degree for stealing over $2,000 from McClelland by making unauthorized purchases and/or withdrawals from McClelland's bank account using McClelland's stolen debit card.
Upon the return of the grand jury's indictment, Superior Court Judge Michael A. MacDonald issued an arrest warrant with the total bail amount set at $2,000,000. The defendant is currently being held in custody in Oregon for charges in a separate case.
If convicted at trial, Mr. Hauge faces up to 99 years imprisonment on the charge of murder in the first degree. He faces up to five years imprisonment on each of the other two felony counts.
The charges in the indictment are only allegations and are not evidence of guilt. Mr. Hague is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case was investigated by the Alaska State Troopers Major Crimes Unit. The Alaska State Troopers would like to thank the McClelland family, Anchorage Police Department, Anchorage Airport Police Department, and Gresham, Oregon Police Department for their assistance during this months-long investigation.
Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to contact the Alaska State Troopers at 907-451-5100.
CONTACT: District Attorney Joe Dallaire [email protected]
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Department Media Contact: Assistant Attorney General Grace Lee or Assistant Attorney General Daniel Cacciatore.