Notable Incidents
In March 2006, agents from the US Marshal service, in conjunction with local police, attempted to apprehend a violent methamphetamine dealer, Jason Karlo Anderson, who had fled from charges in Minnesota. The suspect had rented a car at the Homer airport, and the rental agent assisted police in luring him back to the airport. Marshals were unaware that the entire Homer High School choir, over 100 students, would be departing for a trip at the same time as the setup. The suspect apparently panicked when he arrived and discovered so many people at the small airport, and a shootout ensued in the parking lot after marshals boxed in his car. Karlo was killed, but not before severely wounding his own infant son with a gunshot to the head. The infant's mother, Cheryl Dietzmann, has contested the finding that Anderson shot his own son and in February 2009 filed against the U.S. Marshals asking for seventy-five million dollars in damages. In July 2011 the Marshals settled with Dietzman for 3.5 million dollars. An additional case against the individual Homer Police officers has yet to make it to court.
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