Anchorage man arrested in carjackings now charged with murder

Anchorage police say a person in a dispute with two relations shot and killed a bystander attempting to assist, days earlier than he allegedly stole two automobiles throughout a crosstown spree of crimes.

The fees in opposition to Anthony Tinker III, 29, describe him as affected by psychological well being points in each instances. Tinker stands accused of first-degree and second-degree homicide within the Nov. 11 capturing of Brad Robert. Courtroom information present the costs had been filed Friday.

In response to the charging doc, cops responded at about 1 a.m. to the 900 block of Chugach Means for a number of studies of gunfire. One of many callers, Robert’s girlfriend, informed police a male and two females had been concerned in a disturbance exterior their dwelling.

“(The girlfriend) heard one of many females say, ‘Don’t contact my daughter,’” prosecutors wrote. “(They) thought the feminine was in ‘misery.’”

Robert stepped exterior to talk with the three folks, simply earlier than the gunfire.

Police discovered Robert lifeless with a single gunshot wound to the top, the costs say. Seven 5.56mm shell casings had been mendacity on the bottom, with a close-by trailer struck by a number of the rounds.

Surveillance video within the space confirmed a male armed with a rifle and two females working from a parking zone on close by Indiana Avenue, then working again after the capturing.

Tinker was first talked about publicly by police after a separate set of incidents on the night time of Nov. 14. Police initially took Tinker to Windfall Alaska Medical Heart’s psychiatric facility that night after a witness stated he “was yelling and seemed to be affected by a psychological well being episode” alongside Minnesota Drive. He was launched from Windfall a couple of hours later and given a taxi voucher.

Police stated Tinker requested for a journey to the Sullivan Enviornment, then stole the taxi. After crashing the taxi close to East sixth Avenue and Fairbanks Avenue, Tinker allegedly stole one other automotive at gunpoint then crashed it on the 5000 block of Van Buren Avenue.

Officers finally arrested Tinker within the early hours of Nov. 15, after he allegedly walked into an condo carrying a handgun on the 2400 block of Bentzen Circle and ordered everybody to depart. SWAT items deployed gasoline to make Tinker depart the condo, however police say he didn’t reply to instructions. Two Okay-9 items bit his arms, and Tinker was taken to a hospital for therapy earlier than being charged with assault, housebreaking and automobile theft.

The capturing investigation didn’t result in Tinker till Nov. 17, when the 2 folks within the Chugach Means disturbance with Tinker – each relations – spoke with investigators at an Indiana Avenue residence.

“They adopted Anthony Tinker to this location, noticed Tinker shoot Brad Robert, after which all three ran again to the residence,” investigators wrote.

The 2 stated Tinker left Indiana Avenue not less than twice to alter his clothes after the capturing.

“Tinker took the firearm he used to shoot Robert with him and by no means introduced it again to the residence,” investigators wrote. “APD has not but recovered this firearm.”

Alaska inmate information listed Tinker as nonetheless in custody Monday morning. Courtroom information confirmed his bail in expenses from the Nov. 14 incident was set at $20,000, with a third-party custodian required for his launch.