Crime & Courts

Nunapitchuk man charged with attacks on family members

NUNAPITCHUK - A Southwest Alaska man suspected of stabbing another person with an ulu has been charged with felony assault.

Alaska State Troopers say 21-year-old Dale Sallison of Nunapitchuk stabbed one family member, choked another and assaulted a third.

He's charged with four counts of assault and criminal mischief and is being held without bail.

Troopers say Sallison used the ulu to stab a family member in the shoulder.

Nunapitchuk is a village of 620 people about 22 miles northwest of Bethel.

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