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Alaska state troopers used ‘unreasonable’ force, including police dog and Taser, in arrest of wrong man, assault charges say

Two Alaska State Troopers from the Kenai Peninsula are facing assault charges for using excessive force — including a Taser and a lengthy attack by a police dog — while arresting the wrong man, ...
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Alaska State Troopers indicted on felony assault charges tied to violent arrest of wrong man

Two Alaska State Troopers were indicted this week on charges of first-degree assault after initially being charged with lower-level misdemeanor assault after the violent arrest of the wrong man in May ...
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2 Soldotna troopers charged with assault over May arrest in Kenai

Alaska State Trooper Joseph Miller (left) tases Ben Tikka while Trooper Jason Woodruff (right) deploys a police dog against him on May 24, 2024 in Kenai, Alaska. (From Alaska Department of Law) Two ...
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Kenai jury ups troopers' charges in K-9 arrest to first-degree assault

Alaska State Troopers Sgt. Joseph Miller (left) and Jason Woodruff (right) pleaded not guilty to assault in Kenai District Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLL) A Kenai grand jury ...