“The volume of vodka this one man and his accomplice allegedly sold to the people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, at a great personal profit, is staggering,” said Joan Wilson, director of the state Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office.
The Sullivan Arena in Anchorage closed as a winter shelter to most of its homeless residents on May 1, 2023. The state Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office announced the arrest in a statement on Thursday. It says control office investigators, in collaboration with the Anchorage Police Department, issued an arrest warrant to 59-year-old Brandon Reed on May 12. An arrest warrant is also outstanding for Reed’s alleged accomplice 43-year-old Andrew Tyone.
Officials with the control office estimate that the two men made more than $140,000 from illegal alcohol sales. While investigators tracked sales from Reed and Tyone beginning last January, they say they suspect the two began selling alcohol before then.
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