On Sunday night, Anchorage police officers responded to the 9600 block of Independence Drive in reference to a domestic disturbance. Residents in the area noticed there were over a dozen police cars in the area, as many as 18 patrol cars, some witnesses said.
When officers made contact with 32-year-old Christopher James Nickalaskey he began to fight officers and reach for a gun in his waistband.
During the altercation, Nickalaskey managed to get his hand on the the gun and pulled the trigger. The round struck Nickalaskey in the lower body and also stuck an officer in the lower body. But Nickalaskaskey wasn’t done. He continued to fight and bit another officer on the hand, according to the police report. Officers secured the weapon and Nickalaskey was restrained and placed under arrest.
Nickalaskey was transported to a hospital for treatment of his non-life-threatening injury and was remanded at the Anchorage Jail for the charges of Assault 4, Assault 3 (x6), Misconduct Involving a Weapon 3-Felon in Possession, and Misconduct Involving a Weapon 2.
The officer struck by the bullet and the officer who was bit were treated for minor injuries at a hospital.
Nickalasky has an extensive criminal record with the Alaska Court System, including assault, violation of probation or parole, having or selling metal knuckles (for fighting), possession of controlled substances, and being involved in illegal drug sales.
