Grand jury indicts 2 in deaths of accomplicesAnchorage Daily News () 12/16/2011 12:59 PM
From Kyle Hopkins and Casey Grove in Anchorage --
An alleged robber and getaway driver are now charged with manslaughter after a homeowner killed their accomplices, police say.
The trouble began Nov. 10, when three people entered a trailer on the 700 block of Muldoon Road, demanding money and drugs, according to police. The man inside shot and killed two of the 19-year-old robbers, police say.
Now the alleged accomplices of the two men shot and killed face charges for both the robbery and the deaths. The robbers believed there was a marijuana grow at the trailer, the indictment says.
Read the charges here.
An Anchorage grand jury on Thursday indicted Brian Albert Pfister, 18, and Ursula Evelyn Roberta Pico, 21, for:
-- Two counts of manslaughter
-- First-degree robbery
-- Conspiracy to commit robbery
-- First-degree burglary
Police say Pfister was the robber who escaped when his partners were killed. Pico drove the getaway car, police say. She also is charged with evidence tampering for trying to hide the vehicle.
The resident who fired the shots, 55-year-old Larry James, has not been charged. A prosecutor said Friday that a police investigation showed James was clearly within his rights under Alaska law in defending himself with deadly force.
Police confirmed they dismantled a marijuana grow operation at James' trailer sometime after the shooting. Prosecutors are still considering charges for James related to the marijuana grow, said Assistant District Attorney James Fayette.
From Kyle Hopkins and Casey Grove in Anchorage --
An alleged robber and getaway driver are now charged with manslaughter after a homeowner killed their accomplices, police say.
The trouble began Nov. 10, when three people entered a trailer on the 700 block of Muldoon Road, demanding money and drugs, according to police. The man inside shot and killed two of the 19-year-old robbers, police say.
Now the alleged accomplices of the two men shot and killed face charges for both the robbery and the deaths. The robbers believed there was a marijuana grow at the trailer, the indictment says.
Read the charges here.
An Anchorage grand jury on Thursday indicted Brian Albert Pfister, 18, and Ursula Evelyn Roberta Pico, 21, for:
-- Two counts of manslaughter
-- First-degree robbery
-- Conspiracy to commit robbery
-- First-degree burglary
Police say Pfister was the robber who escaped when his partners were killed. Pico drove the getaway car, police say. She also is charged with evidence tampering for trying to hide the vehicle.
The resident who fired the shots, 55-year-old Larry James, has not been charged. A prosecutor said Friday that a police investigation showed James was clearly within his rights under Alaska law in defending himself with deadly force.
Police confirmed they dismantled a marijuana grow operation at James' trailer sometime after the shooting. Prosecutors are still considering charges for James related to the marijuana grow, said Assistant District Attorney James Fayette.
