A 38-year-old fugitive who Alaska State Troopers consider “very dangerous” was arrested in Tok Friday after he ran away from his court-appointed third-party custodian in Fairbanks last week.
Warrants were issued for Michael Bracht Jan. 22 after he fled a Fairbanks home on Geist Road in violation of his condition of release. The Dot Lake resident was supposed to start his jail term last week after a temporary release from custody.
The U.S. Marshals Alaska Fugitive Task Force, assisted by troopers and the Fairbanks Police Department, arrested Bracht at a home in Tok following a two-and-a half hour standoff that ended peacefully. He is being held at the Fairbanks Correctional Center pending court proceedings, according to a Friday morning statement from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Back in September, Bracht escaped from the Northstar Center, leading Fairbanks police and troopers on a high-speed chase that led to a 10-hour standoff in which he threatened to kill himself and his girlfriend. He pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was allowed to be released from custody for 12 hours to a third party, troopers said.