Second man charged in fatal beating on New Year’s Day in Emmonak
Print article A second man is facing murder charges for his role in the fatal beating of a 39-year-old man on New Year’s Day in the Western Alaska village of Emmonak, according to Alaska State Troopers. Darren Hootch, 34, was arrested Sunday and 27-year-old Rudolf Waska was arrested last week in the death of 39-year-old Brian Agwiak. Hootch and Waska had gone to Agwiak’s house on the night of Jan. 1 to find alcohol, according to charging documents. In a later interview with investigators, Hootch said he threatened Agwiak with a copper pipe before Waska beat him, troopers said.