Wasilla man accused of fatally shooting his wife in their home
Print article A 48-year-old Wasilla man broke into his wife’s bedroom and shot her this week, Alaska State Troopers said. Charles Doubek is facing charges of first- and second-degree murder in the death of 54-year-old Marjorie Gardner. Doubek called 911 around 11:45 p.m. Sunday to report that his wife had been shot and he was overdosing, according to a sworn affidavit signed by Jason Fieser, an investigator for the troopers. The affidavit did not say what drugs Doubek may have used. When the dispatcher asked Doubek who shot his wife, he told them “I did,” the affidavit said.
Anchorage man fleeing trooper nearly struck school bus before shooting Wasilla police officer in the hand, charges say
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This article has been updated to correct the spelling of the wounded Wasilla officer. He is Adam Gebert, not Gerbert. An Anchorage man who shot and injured a Wasilla police officer Thursday nearly struck a school bus before the confrontation, according to charges. Patrick E. Marrs II, 57, is facing charges including attempted murder for shooting Officer Adam Gebert in the hand during what troopers described as a “volley of gunfire” outside a convenience store. Just before 5 p.m., Gebert noticed a silver Pontiac Grand Am that had a license plate registered to another vehicle, according to a sworn affidavit filed by Trooper Jason Fieser. Gebert tried to pull over the vehicle, which Marrs was driving, but Marrs sped away, hitting speeds of 75 mph on an icy stretch of Bogard Road, the charges said.