ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Alaska State Troopers say a Fairbanks-area man and woman used pepper spray and objects thrown from the back of their pickup Monday night to flee a traffic stop.
Twenty-five-year-old Logan Austin and 23-year-old Sandra Austin were stopped on the Parks Highway 72 miles from the original encounter with an officer.
They are in custody at Mat-Su Pretrial Facility on suspicion of felony eluding.
Troopers say an officer tried to stop the pickup for speeding near Mile 67 in Willow.
As the driver stepped out, he attempted to use pepper spray on the officer and sped off.
Troopers say during the pursuit, Logan Austin switched places with Sandra Austin, climbed into the truck bed and threw tools at an officer.
Troopers pierced the truck’s tires and arrested the Austins.
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