Alaska man tries to walk through crash scene, pulls knife on trooper when stopped

An incident turned violent this weekend when a Juneau man tried to walk through the scene of a crash and was stopped by area troopers. That's when, according to the Alaska State Troopers, the man pulled a knife on the officer, and an altercation ensued.

That man, later identified as Jeffrey Carpenter, 58, of Juneau, threatened the trooper with the knife while trying to walk through a crash scene at Egan Drive near Harris Harbor in Juneau.

A perimeter was established due to the crash,

The crash was reported at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, according to Alaska State Troopers.

"A trooper attempted to stop [Carpenter] from walking through the scene and the man produced a knife and held it in a threatening manner towards the trooper," ASD said in an online dispatch.

After flourishing the blade at troopers, officers were able to "safely place [Carpenter] under arrest" for the felony crime of third degree assault against a peace officer.

Carpenter was transported to Lemon Creek Correctional Center where he was held without bail pending arraignment.