Prosecutors upgrade charges in police officer’s death

ANCHORAGE — State prosecutors have upgraded charges filed against the 29-year-old man suspected of shooting a Fairbanks Police Department sergeant.

Anthony Jenkins-Alexie now faces additional charges of first- and second-degree murder in the death of Sgt. Allen Brandt, an 11-year veteran and father of four children.

Brandt on Oct. 16 responded in his patrol car to calls of shots fired near downtown Fairbanks and stopped his patrol car when he saw Jenkins-Alexie walking toward him.

Prosecutors say Jenkins-Alexie pulled a gun from his coat and fired on Brandt as he tried to take refuge behind his car. Brandt was struck six times.

He died Friday in Anchorage.

Jenkin-Alexie was charged Oct. 19 with attempted murder and six other felonies,

Brandt’s body was flown Tuesday to Fairbanks. A funeral is planned for Sunday.

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