ANCHORAGE — State prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Wasilla man who was shot and wounded by a homeowner as he fled Alaska State Troopers after an attempted traffic stop.
Codey Tallman, 24, was treated Wednesday at a hospital for a gunshot wound, released and arrested. He was scheduled for arraignment Thursday on felony charges of drug possession and failure to stop at the direction of a police officer.
Tallman was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving and assault and issued eight traffic citations.
The name of the homeowner was not released. The shooting of Tallman by the homeowner will be reviewed, said Megan Peters, a spokeswoman for the troopers.
“The district attorney will make a determination on if his actions were justified,” Peters said in an email.
The incident began when an officer shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday tried to stop a pickup for an equipment violation in Wasilla. The driver sped off.
The suspect exceeded the speed limit and passed a school bus with red lights activated, troopers said.
On a Wasilla street in a heavily populated neighborhood, the suspect jumped out of the pickup and ran through several yards, troopers said.
Troopers formed a perimeter to try to catch the suspect. An armed homeowner, troopers said, realized officers were seeking the suspect and told him to stop.
The suspect shoved the homeowner, troopers said, causing the homeowner minor injuries. When the suspect charged the homeowner, troopers said, the homeowner pulled a gun and shot him.
He remained jailed Thursday at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility, and online court records did not indicate he had an attorney.
