A 45-year-old man is facing charges ranging from attempted murder and kidnapping to assault and driving without a valid license after a month-long investigation that ended with a police chase.<\/p>\n
Juneau Police Department arrested Pharoah Akhenaten in the 25000 block of Glacier Highway on April 27 around 5:30 p.m., according to a release from police Wednesday (April 29).<\/p>\n
Police say that Akhenaten fled from officers in a vehicle, hitting a police vehicle and allegedly causing $4,000 in damages.<\/p>\n
There was a brief pursuit and Akhenaten pulled into a driveway of a home in the 25000 block of Glacier Highway. He exited the vehicle, allegedly armed with a handgun.<\/p>\n
Police say that Akhenaten failed to comply with officers’ commands to drop the firearm and allegedly continued toward the home. There was a brief standoff, but Akhenaten “ultimately complied, laid on the ground, and was taken into custody without further incident.”<\/p>\n
The release adds that the home was later determined to be unoccupied and had no connection to Akhenaten.<\/p>\n
A second firearm was found on Akhenaten during the arrest. He was transported to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.<\/p>\n
Police say the arrest was a culmination of a month-long investigation into multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses allegedly committed by Akhenaten within Juneau.<\/p>\n
Akhenaten also had an outstanding federal arrest warrant for a probation violation related to a charge of felon in possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n
In addition to the federal warrant, Akhenaten is now facing 17 other charges:<\/p>\n
• Attempted murder in the first degree (unclassified felony)<\/p>\n
• Kidnapping (unclassified felony)<\/p>\n
• Assault in the second degree (class B felony)<\/p>\n
• Three counts of assault in the third degree (class C felony)<\/p>\n
• Eight counts of misconduct involving weapons in the third degree (class C felony)<\/p>\n
• Failure to stop at the direction of a police officer (class C felony)<\/p>\n
• Misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fifth degree (class A misdemeanor)<\/p>\n
• Driving without a valid operator’s license (class A misdemeanor)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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