More than a year after a Stony River man died in what was believed to be a suicide, another man has been arrested and charged with his death.
Jason Bobby of Stony River is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and evidence tampering in the May 2018 death of 66-year-old Deacon Evan. Bobby was arrested Thursday.
Alaska State Troopers say Evan's death was believed to be a suicide, then troopers went to the village to investigate.
Troopers say the death was determined to be suspicious and authorities determined Evan's death was staged to look like a suicide.
Bobby is being held in Bethel on $250,000 bail.
The 41-year-old man is represented by the Alaska Public Defender Agency, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.