Jason Vukovich

Jason Christian Vukovich (born June 25, 1975) is an Alaskan man who targeted three pedophiles from the National Sex Offender List in June 2016 to beat and rob them. He is known as the "Alaskan Avenger" for targeting sex offenders.
Early life
Jason Vukovich was born on June 25, 1975 in Anchorage, Alaska, to a single mother. Several years later, his mother married Larry Lee Fulton, who then officially adopted Jason and his brother Joel. Fulton repeatedly beat and sexually abused the two brothers, sometimes under the cover of late-night "prayer sessions".
Jason Vukovich moved to Washington state with no identification or financial resources and turned to crime, becoming well known to local police. Vukovich accumulated criminal records in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and California. woke to Vukovich forcing his way into his home at 1 a.m. He ordered Demarest to lie on his bed, but the man refused. Vukovich told him to get on his knees, and Demarest said no. Vukovich then struck Demarest with a hammer in the face that fractured his skull. During the assault, Vukovich told Demarest: "I'm an avenging angel. I'm going to mete out justice for the people you hurt." Vukovich stole several items, including a laptop, and fled. Initially, Vukovich pleaded not guilty but instead, he opted to make a deal with the prosecution. which led to a sentence of 23 years in prison in 2018, with five years suspended and another five on probation.
Vukovich clarified his brutal motivations and regrets in his 2017 letter to the Anchorage Daily News:
"I thought back to my experiences as a child… I took matters into my own hands and assaulted three pedophiles," he wrote. the judge ruled, "Vigilantism won't be accepted in our society."<ref name=":9" />
Meanwhile, Ember Tilton, Vukovich's attorney, shared the sentiments of thousands who have pledged their support on several online petition sites for his client, pleading for his release. To them, the cyclicality of violence and trauma will unlikely end by keeping victims-turned-criminals in jail.<ref name=":2" />
"I don't think he needs to be punished," said Tilton. "He's already been punished. This whole thing started out as the punishment of a child who didn't deserve to be treated this way."<ref name=":8" />
Vukovich has urged others who have been victims of sexual abuse during their childhood to seek inner peace and reject vigilante justice.<ref name=":2" />
Online petitions
According to KTUU, many people praised Vukovich after his arrest and was called a hero.<ref name=":12" /> Many have started online petitions asking to free Vukovich, with a hashtag #FreeJasonVukovich because they assert that the justice system does nothing to punish pedophiles and less to help their victims.<ref name=":5" /> On Twitter, the hashtags #FreeJasonVukovich, #justiceforjason, and #justiceforjasonvukovich were used to show their support.

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