Anchorage Jury Convicts Man for 2017 Assault
February 18, 2022
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage jury this week convicted Alex Bender, 31, of Anchorage, of one count of first-degree assault and one count of third-degree assault for stabbing another man at an Anchorage motel.
Bender was found guilty of stabbing a 38-year-old Stebbins man multiple times in a room at the Executive Suites on Spenard Road on Nov. 9, 2017. Anchorage Police Department officers located Bender in the parking lot of a neighboring business with a cut on his hand and in possession of a small knife.
At the time of the incident, Bender admitted to the assault. At trial, he claimed he acted in self-defense.
The jury deliberated for about three hours before reaching its verdict following the seven-day trial.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 9 before Judge Eric Aarseth.
Bender faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
CONTACT: Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Alice Curci at (907) 269-6300 or alice.curci@alaska.gov.
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