Two out-of-state men face felony drug charges after Juneau Davis Avenue raid

Two men face felony drug and weapons charges after a task force seized fentanyl, heroin, three 9 mm handguns and $68,719 in cash from a Juneau home, police said Monday.

Michael Courtney Wilbon, 34, of Arizona, and Quavone Cortanas Jenkins, 35, of Michigan, each face eight felony counts. The court record spells Wilbon's first name "Micheal."

The Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD) task force arrested both men Sept. 30 while serving a search warrant in the 1900 block of Davis Avenue, then took them to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Commander Matt DuBois's release says the investigation began in August, after investigators identified the house as "a source of narcotics distribution within the community."

Police report suspected fentanyl, about 410 grams of powder and 188 grams of pills, along with 331 grams of black tar heroin, nearly 39 grams of oxycodone and other controlled pills, and just over 1 gram of MDMA. They estimate a street value of $275,500 without explaining how they reached that figure.

Cases filed Oct. 1 list four counts of second-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, a class A felony covering delivering, or possessing with intent to deliver, any amount of a schedule IA drug, which includes fentanyl. Each man also faces tampering with physical evidence, a class C felony, and three counts of weapons misconduct tied to a drug crime, which the court lists as class B and police as class C.

Class A felonies carry up to 20 years. A first conviction carries a presumptive four to seven years, four to 11 for delivering fentanyl, or seven to 11 with a firearm. The record does not show whether either man has a prior felony, which would change the range.

The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions has both cases. A temporary order set release conditions at Oct. 1 first appearances before Peggy McCoy. Bail and conditions are not listed in the record. No defense lawyer is listed.

SEACAD includes police from 10 Southeast communities: Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Haines, Skagway, Petersburg, Hoonah, Wrangell, Craig and Yakutat. The task force also includes the Alaska State Troopers, the FBI, the DEA, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Coast Guard Investigative Service.

Police note both men are presumed innocent. Preliminary hearings are set for Friday, Oct. 9, at 11 am before Judge Michael P. McConahy, and again Oct. 21. The cases are State v. Jenkins, 1JU-26-00850CR, and State v. Wilbon, 1JU-26-00851CR.