At 8:10 PM on January 17, 2024, an officer assigned to APD’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Unit (IDEU) saw a driver passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in a left-hand turn lane to go from westbound Tudor onto southbound Lake Otis. The Chrysler Pacifica was running and in gear.  Once a backup officer arrived, they blocked in both the back and front of the Pacifica with their patrol cars before waking up the driver.  The officer gave 29-year-old Deyon D. Douglas instructions which Douglas did comply with albeit slowly.  Douglas was asked if he had any firearms or other weapons in his possession to which he replied that he did not.

During their conversation with Douglas, officers noticed signs of impairment.  Officers administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).  At the conclusion of those tests the decision was made to charge Douglas with Driving under the Influence.  Douglas was handcuffed and a pat search was conducted. During that search a handgun was found on Douglas’ person.  Per a computer check, Douglas was a convicted felon and therefore not legally allowed to be in possession of the firearm.  Drugs and drug paraphernalia were found inside the Chrysler and seized for evidence.

Douglas was transported to the Anchorage Correctional Complex for further processing.  While there he provided a breath sample showing his breath alcohol content was zero.  Douglas’ blood was drawn subsequent to a search warrant being obtained.

Deyon Douglas was remanded on the charges of Misconduct Involving a Weapon III – Felon in Possession, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance II – Manufacture/Deliver, Misconduct Involving a Weapon IV – Possess While Intoxicated, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance III, Misconduct Involving a Weapon II – Drug Crime, DUI, and Misconduct Involving a Weapon V – Fail to Inform.  He was also cited for Driving on a Revoked License.

APD Case 24-1917

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