BREAKING: Recent court filings bring to light new details in the timeline of the Maria Athens saga. Athens was charged for a DUI that occurred on October 5, the Monday before the Friday that she posted allegations involving former Mayor Berkowitz #aklaw 
On October 10, Athens was arrested and charged with assault, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct following an altercation with her partner and news station manager. Athens allegedly kicked the windows of an APD vehicle while she was handcuffed and under arrest.
On October 11, Athens was released, with conditions requiring her to report to the probation office on November 10. Her father, the noted criminologist Lonnie Athens (Seton Hall Univ.) posted her bail.
On Nov. 19, the State charged Athens with a new misdemeanor count of DUI. The charges stemmed from an Oct. 5 car crash at about 6 pm on Tudor Rd. Injured and intoxicated Athens was transported to the ER.
At the ER, APD got a warrant to draw Athens' blood. "When APD explained they had seized her blood by search warrant, ATHENS began to yell expletives at both the APD Officer and the ER nurse." The blood test results on Nov. 2 revealed that Athens had been wasted.
Court records show that this is Athens' third DUI (at least). She was charged with DUI in Anchorage in 2017, and again in Las Vegas on April 28, 2020.
It gets worse...
On November 25, Athens was charged with a new misdemeanor count of violating her conditions of release. This is where things go off the rails...
On November 25, Athens was charged with a new misdemeanor count of violating her conditions of release. This is where things go off the rails...
According to the documents, Athens failed to report to the PO on Nov. 10. On Nov. 19, Athens was involuntarily committed to the Wildwood Pretrial facility in Kenai for a "non-criminal hold." On Nov. 24, Soldotna Police reported that Athens was found "intoxicated in a hotel."
There's more...
On Nov. 30, Athen's lawyer, Michelle Nesbitt withdrew as counsel citing a deterioration in communication to the point where Nesbitt could no longer effectively represent Athens. Nesbitt said that Athens likely qualifies for a public defender.
On Nov. 30, Athen's lawyer, Michelle Nesbitt withdrew as counsel citing a deterioration in communication to the point where Nesbitt could no longer effectively represent Athens. Nesbitt said that Athens likely qualifies for a public defender.
The day before Athens' attorney withdrew, Athens returned to Twitter with a flurry of tweets claiming that she was slandered and that she was "on the run." Then the day Nesbitt withdrew, Athens promised "REDEMPTION TOMORROW!!!"
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
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