The trooper dispatch reported that an adult male was apprehended at Anchorage’s Nesbett Courthouse after a brief foot chase on Wednesday.

According to the report, troopers responded to the 4th Avenue courthouse after receiving a report that a man had challenged the security screeners to a fight after they found that he had attempted to bring drug paraphernalia past the screening point.

Armed with a box-cutter, the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Pete Crooke of Anchorage, attempted to flee the courthouse, but was apprehended after a short foot-chase.

During his arrest, Crooke was found to have “suspected drug paraphernalia, multiple packets of “Spice” and packaging material normally associated with distribution,” the trooper dispatch reported.

Crooke was charged with Assault III on a Police Officer and Disorderly Conduct and transported to the Anchorage Jail where he was remanded without bail.

Troopers say that further charges are pending.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]

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