Crime & Courts

Quinhagak man dies of injuries suffered in October assault

A man who was assaulted in a Southwest Alaska village in October has died of his injuries, troopers say.

Jesse Britton, 53, of Quinhagak died Friday at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.

Another Quinhagak man, 28-year-old Frank Nelson, has been charged with five counts of felony assault in the case. He is represented by the public defender’s office in Bethel, which did not immediately respond Tuesday to an email request for comment.

Troopers on Oct. 3 received word of an assault and arrested Nelson. Britton was flown to Bethel and then medically evacuated to Anchorage.

Quinhagak is a village of 750 about 71 miles southwest of Bethel.

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