Police: Man allegedly attacks relative with rifle after driving drunk on snowmachine

By AP
Monday, December 14, 2009

Cops: Man accused of rifle attack after drunk ride

BETHEL, Alaska — Police arrested a 51-year-old man accused of attacking a relative with a rifle after driving home drunk on a snowmachine. The Tundra Drums reported that Hooper Bay police responded to a complaint of a man shooting a rifle inside a home Saturday night.

Police determined that the man had grabbed the loaded weapon and swung it at one of three people inside the house. Hill then fired a shot into the floor.

The man has been lodged at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center in Bethel on charges of assault, reckless endangerment and driving under the influence.

Information from: The Tundra Drums, www.thetundradrums.com

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