A suspect is in custody after a robbery and alleged assault in the community of Aniak.
Alaska State Troopers in Aniak received a report of a possible robbery at the A.C. store at 10:10 P.M. on Saturday, October 29th. It’s reported that 33-year-old Glen Morgan of Aniak allegedly had entered the store and demanded cigarettes, producing a large kitchen knife during the interaction. Morgan is said to have left after an employee handed over the product.
After an initial investigation, Troopers contacted Morgan at his Aniak residence, where he was arrested on two counts of Assault in the Third Degree and one count of Robbery in the First Degree.
Morgan was remanded to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Correctional Center (YKCC) in Bethel while the investigation continues.