The three men accused of breaking into an Eagle River home earlier this week allegedly sought money and drugs in the robbery, according to court documents.
One of the men — 35-year-old Ryan Duane Calhoun-Moody — was arraigned in District court Wednesday and charged with first-degree robbery and two counts of third-degree assault.
The other two men, 34-year-old Matthew Lee Fox and 28-year-old Brion Michael Ingram, will be arraigned in court Friday. They face charges of first-degree robbery, as well as third- and -fourth-degree assault charges.
The three men planned to steal a “backpack filled with heroin and thousands of dollars” from inside the Eagle River home of Fox’s half-brother, according to court documents.
At 10:30 p.m., Ingram and Calhoun-Moody forced their way into the house, court documents say. A male resident, asleep at the time, woke up and confronted the two unknown men. Ingram then “pistol-whipped” the man and shot him in the leg, the documents say.
The homeowner’s wife reported hearing “yelling and a pop.” The two intruders then opened the door to her bedroom. She grabbed her 3-month-old baby, afraid the child would be shot, court documents say.
Another resident, asleep in the basement at the time, reported that her backpack was stolen during the break-in.
Following the robbery, Calhoun-Moody fled the scene on foot and was later arrested by police. Ingram allegedly jumped into a getaway car driven by Fox. Once caught, Calhoun-Moody gave police a description of Fox’s vehicle and informed them that the two were likely at the Alaska Backpackers Inn, in downtown Anchorage.
Police located the vehicle and arrested Fox and Ingram at the Backpackers Inn — but not before the suspect vehicle rammed into multiple police cars.
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