Two Alaska troopers charged in brutal arrest where wrong man was hit with stun gun and bitten by police dog

Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.

Two Alaska State troopers have been criminally charged after they brutally assaulted and unleashed a police dog that repeatedly bit a man they mistook as a person who was the subject of an active warrant. Sergeant Joseph Miller, 49, and canine handler Jason Woodruff, 42, were both charged with assault in the fourth degree, a misdemeanor, in connection with the May 24 incident in Kenai. Kenai is a city that sits on the Kenai River, southwest of Anchorage.

Ultimately, the man was placed in handcuffs, provided first aid by other troopers and taken to an area hospital for treatment. He was arrested on several counts, including fourth degree assault for placing troopers in fear of physical injury. The Kenai District Attorney’s Office later dismissed the case. It was only when Tikka was being taken to the hospital that troopers realized they had the wrong man.

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