Published: June 3rd, 2009 11:44 AM
Last Modified: June 3rd, 2009 11:45 AM
DELTA JUNCTION -- A Salcha man has been charged with six counts of domestic violence assault, felony drunken driving and animal cruelty.
Alaska State Troopers say 51-year-old George R. "Rick" Abare tried to strangle his girlfriend three times early Tuesday and twice tried to pull her into a bonfire at the Jan Lake Campground near Tok.
Troopers say he also threatened her with a large knife.
Abare, whose driver's license is revoked, then drove 100 miles west on the Alaska Highway with the woman and continued to assault her, at one point pushing a puppy against her and causing the animal to squeal.
The woman escaped near Delta Junction and hid at a rest stop. Abare was stopped by troopers 23 miles from Delta Junction.
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