April 7, 2021
(Anchorage, AK) – Yesterday, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 32-year-old Daniel Wahl on one count of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, one count of Misconduct Involving Weapons in the First Degree, and five counts of Assault in the Third Degree. The indictment is based on an incident that occurred on February 18, 2021 where Wahl is alleged to have fired at several responding law enforcement officers. If convicted at trial, Mr. Wahl faces sentences of up to 99 years imprisonment for the attempted murder charge, up to 20 years for the Misconduct Involving Weapons charge, and up to five years for the Assault charges.
Dillingham Police Department, Friday, March 5, 2021.
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Dillingham Police Department Chief Dan Pasquirello provided an update at Thursday’s City Council meeting on the February shooting incident.
In a staff report, Pasquirello says that he and officer Daniel Gonzalez-Fawcett responded to a ditched vehicle belong to Daniel Wahl. They attempted to make contact with Wahl using a PA system and cell phone. Wahl allegedly refused to respond and began firing with a handgun out of the windows of his vehicle.
Police then contacted state troopers for assistance and made a second attempt to speak with Wahl, before he began firing at law enforcement from his back window.
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Alaska Bureau Investigators arrested Dillingham resident Daniel Wahl, 32, Wednesday after he was released from a hospital. Wahl had an outstanding warrant for shooting at law enforcement two weeks ago.
On February 18, Dillingham police received reports of a ditched car on the side of a road, according to Alaska State Troopers. Dillingham dispatch made contact with Wahl who was operating the vehicle. He told dispatch that he had a rifle and ammunition. He tried to flee when police and state troopers arrived on scene, but couldn’t get the car out of the ditch.
Police and troopers exchanged gunfire with Wahl. Three troopers fired their guns during the incident: Sergeant Aaron Mobley, Adam Jackson, and Benjamin Turner. Mobley has worked with the troopers for 17 years, Jackson and Turner for two.
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He received a letter asking him to take the sign down.
While Suer said he plans to move the sign to the balcony on the front of his house as the ordinance says nothing about that he questions whether this issue violates the First Amendment protection of free speech.
Southeast 17th Street resident Daniel Wahl said he agreed with Suer’s statements and asked how far the city wants to take this measure, as many veterans fly military branch flags on their flagpoles. He also noted there are likely plenty of vehicles parked in front of residences in the city with stickers that have the same words on them as signs in people’s yards.