A grand jury indicted a Juneau man for assault in the third degree Wednesday in connection to an alleged attack with a knife in the Merchants Wharf building downtown earlier this month.
Close to midnight on Nov. 21, a woman contacted the Juneau Police Department to report that a man, later identified as 23-year-old Juneau resident Guadalupe R. Flores, lunged at her with an open knife in the Wharf hallway.
Following the assault, Flores was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital to receive medical clearance for possible seizures. Upon clearance, he resisted arrest and engaged officers in a ground fight outside BRH, according to charging court documents.
Flores faces a felony charge for the assault on the woman and four misdemeanor charges: two fourth-degree assault charges for fighting police, one for providing false information and one for resisting arrest. If convicted, Flores faces a combined maximum sentence of up to nine years.
In a separate incident, the same grand jury also charged Odette C. Nathan, 35, Wednesday with three counts of felony assault. Nathan is accused of attacking her boyfriend with a knife at midnight on Nov. 22 at the Breakwater Hotel. Charging court documents allege that the victim reported to police that Nathan also strangled him and made it difficult for him to breathe. Police observed, in court documents, that the victim had a large bump on his temple and scratches on his neck consistent with strangulation.
The assault charges Nathan is facing are all Class C felonies, which can carry up to five years in prison each.
Other indictments
Richard A. Shupe faces two charges for assault in the third degree connected to a November incident in Hoonah where Shupe allegedly brandished a rifle and made death threats against a Hoonah resident. He faces up to 10 years combined for the Class C felonies.
Anthony B. Kalk faces a Class C felony charge for allegedly attempting to steal $1,835 worth of merchandise from Fred Meyer on Nov. 25. A Fred Meyer employee reported witnessing Kalk load a plastic tote full of Fred Meyer merchandise and attempt to leave the store without paying. Kalk said he only took the merchandise to help him survive the winter as he is homeless.
• Contact reporter Kevin Gullufsen at 523-2228 or kevin.gullufsen@juneauempire.com.
