Alaska State Troopers are looking for a man involved in a violent traffic stop on New Year’s Eve in Wasilla.
Around 7: 15 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, troopers pulled over a 2002 Saturn for equipment violation at on Cooper Creek Road in Wasilla.
According to the online trooper dispatch, the investigating officer witnessed a passenger in the car, 27-year-old Geoffery Hansen of Palmer, attempting to swallow drug paraphernalia.
Troopers wrote, “Hansen failed to comply with the Trooper’s verbal commands and forcefully resisted arrest, injuring the trooper.”
Hansen was arrested for fourth-degree assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Another passenger, Willie Boepple, 25, of Wasilla, gave troopers a false name during the traffic stop. He was on probation for prior misconduct involving controlled substances and has an outstanding $5000 felony warrant out for his arrest.
Troopers found that the driver, 23-year-old David Buben of Wasilla, tried to help keep Boepple’s identity from investigators.
Investigators later arrested Buben at his home on January 3, and charged him with first-degree hindering prosecution.
“Further investigation revealed that Buben had recently been arrested for misconduct involving a controlled substance in the 4th degree and was subject to conditions of release,” troopers wrote. ”Buben was in violation of those conditions and was additionally charged with violating conditions of release.”
Buben and Hansen are both being held at Mat-Su Pretrial facility.
Troopers are still searching for Willie Boepple and anyone with information about his location is asked to contact Alaska State Troopers at 352-5401 or make an anonymous tip at 745-3333.
