A man with a long history of trouble with the law is being sought by Alaska State Troopers in connection with the shooting of a trooper at about 1 pm in Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula.
Troopers seek 60-year-old Bret Herrick, while the trooper was taken to South Peninsula Hospital, where his condition has not been released.
The trooper was shot behind the Warehouse Store in and Alaska State Troopers are active in the area, searching for Herrick, who is considered armed and dangerous.
Herrick was charged in 2012 for kidnapping and robbery, but was released on a plea deal that his attorneys made with in 2013. He only served about five months.
Update: Herrick was last seen wearing work boots, dark pants, knee-length leather trench coat, black t-shirt, and a black do-rag on his head. Herrick is 5’10”, 200 pounds bald, and has brown eyes. He is bald.
Troopers are asking drivers to not pick up hitchhikers in the Anchor Point area.
The trooper who was shot has been medevaced to an Anchorage area hospital for additional medical treatment. The trooper is in fair condition.
