Tuluksak man indicted in shooting death of man sparked by fish camp argument, troopers say

TULUKSAK, Alaska (KTUU) - A Bethel grand jury has now returned an indictment for a Tuluksak man who was arrested on murder charges after another man was found dead in the Western Alaska village.

The state says 42-year-old Jonathan Owens is facing two counts of second-degree murder, and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

At 10:40 a.m. on Feb. 15, Alaska State Troopers responded to a fish camp near Tuluksak, where they found the body of 54-year-old Nelson Hawk on a trail.

Troopers determined Owens shot Hawk after an argument at Owens’ fish camp. He was later arrested and taken to Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center.

Owens will be arraigned on Tuesday, March 3 at 11 a.m. in Bethel Superior Court.

Owens was initially arrested by investigators and taken to Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center.

Hawk’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. His next-of-kin have been notified.

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