An Anchor Point woman charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting at an Alaska Wildlife Trooper on the Sterling Highway pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the Kenai Courthouse.
On July 15, trooper Trent Chwialkowski returned gunfire when Walker shot at him as he tried to stop her car. Walker suffered gunshot wounds to the arm and torso. No one else was injured, troopers reported.
A Kenai grand jury indicted Walker on July 30 for attempted first-degree murder and four counts of third-degree assault, all felonies. It also added misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and fourth-degree weapons misconduct. Walker had previously been charged with reckless driving, also a misdemeanor.
Walker attended her arraignment telephonically from the medical unit of Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, a facility for housing female prisoners located near Eagle River.
Public defender Andy Pevehouse said he spoke with Walker and she understood the charges against her. Superior Court Judge Anna Moran continued Walker’s arraignment last week when she discovered the defendant was on pain medications and had not consulted an attorney.
Pevehouse requested his client stay at Highland, so its medical unit could continue to treat her injuries. The court decided the Alaska Department of Corrections make that decision.
Superior Court Judge Carl Bauman set a trial for Oct. 19 at the Homer Courthouse.
Jerzy Shedlock can be reached at jerzy.shedlock@peninsulaclarion.com.
Editor’s note: A spelling error in the above article was changed. Highland (Mountain Correctional Center) was changed to its correct spelling, Hiland.
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Of all the lousy crap she did and she pleads not guilty. It's really time for people to stop wasting the courts time and our money. She was half lit driving, shooting at an officer, and now she gets defended in court, trial after trial, this has gotta stop somewhere. Throw her butt in jail and keep her there. She has no right to an attorney. She can't afford one Im sure she is in debt because of her life style and yet all of this is paid for. I am fed of with rapists and murderers who commit horrible crimes yet they get better treatment in the legal system than us who can't afford an attorney. Enough is enough.