A federal grand jury has indicted two 26-year-old Anchorage men on charges of assaulting a deputy federal marshal.
Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis says Leigaga Amituanai and Sulu Faamolemole are charged with pointing a shotgun at the marshal while the marshal was on duty.
The marshal was conducting surveillance Feb. 11 in east Anchorage. Prosecutors say a pickup driven by Faamolemole approached and a passenger, Amituanai, pointed a sawed-off shotgun at the deputy marshal.
Anchorage police and the deputy marshal attempted to pull the men over. Prosecutors say Amituanai and Faamolemole tried to elude officers but were captured.
Officers seized a sawed-off shotgun, a loaded pistol and ammunition.
Messages left for Amituanai’s lawyer, federal assistant public defender Darrel Gardner, and Faamolemole’s attorney, Danee Pontious, were not immediately returned.
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