A Lower Kalskag man faces charges of first-degree murder and arson following a house fire that killed two people and forced others to jump out a bedroom window to escape.
Levi Levi, 26, is being held on $500,000 bail, Alaska State Troopers
The group barricaded themselves into a bedroom to escape Levi and Evan, who tried to break in, the affidavit said. One of the people in the room called for help around 8:30 a.m., and troopers said they began heading toward the village in a state aircraft, according to the affidavit. One of them experienced difficulty breathing and received oxygen at the clinic, according to the document.Troopers were notified before they reached the village that the home was on fire. As they approached, Miller said he saw the building fully engulfed by flames, with heavy smoke pouring from it and numerous people and vehicles around the home.
Miller wrote that Evan and Levi appeared to be severely intoxicated. They were arrested and taken to the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center in Bethel.
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