An Anchorage man arrested on manslaughter charges in the beating death of his father, a former state legislator, has now been indicted for murder. Assistant District Attorney Trina Sears said Tuesday she could not discuss what new evidence came to light.
Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kiana speaks in support of House Bill 78, during a House Floor Session on Feb 3, 2017.
But on Monday an Anchorage grand jury indicted Tallon Westlake on charges of first-degree murder — that is, for allegedly acting with intent in killing his father — and second-degree murder, under the alternate theory that he showed “extreme indifference” to his father’s life. “Even when somebody’s arrested, the investigation continues in the case. It doesn’t stop,” Sears said. “And so, in this case, you know, between gathering evidence, medical evidence, police investigation just continued, and we just got more information.”
Sears, the prosecutor, said grand jurors heard additional evidence gathered after Tallon’s arrest when they indicted him on Monday.
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