A state investigation showed the two Kenai Peninsula troopers pepper-sprayed the 38-year-old before allowing a dog to bite him for more than a minute and shocking him with a Taser, according to a criminal charging document.
Two Alaska State troopers, one with a Taser, arrest 38-year-old Ben Tikka in a Kenai park on Friday, May 24, 2024. Troopers Sgt. Joseph Miller and Trooper Jason Woodruff were charged Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, with assault associated with the arrest.
The troopers were looking for Garrett Tikka, wanted on a $150 warrant after he failed to serve a 10-day sentence for driving with a revoked license, according to information filed with charges. But the man they pulled from the vehicle was Tikka’s brother, 38-year-old Ben Tikka, the information said. Images captured by Miller’s body-worn camera and one worn by a Kenai police officer provided footage used in the state’s investigation. Woodruff was “not equipped” with his camera during the incident, the charges say. Several photos included in the charging document show the dog biting at Tikka’s hand as he tried to get out of the SUV, Tikka grimacing in pain as he leaves the vehicle, and blood covering his face as the dog attacks him.
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