A man was charged for intentionally attacking two teams with a snowmobile during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that killed one dog and injured two others.
Musher Aliy Zirkle said Wednesday she "felt like a hostage" after a nearly two hour attack against her team by a man on a snowmobile during the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race in Alaska.
Arnold Demoski, a 26-year-old from Nulato village, was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving for allegedly driving his snowmachine into two teams Saturday during the race on purpose, the Associated Press reported.
Demoski told Channel 2 News that he was returning home after drinking when he struck Zirkle's team as well as the team of four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King, killing one of his dogs and injuring two others.
"I just want to say I'm sorry," said Demoski, adding that he did not remember the attack but realized he was the culprit when he heard the news the next day and saw that his snowmachine was missing a hood and had rust-colored stains on it. He said he confessed to the village police.
Demoski, who works for the village tribal council, said King was his favorite musher. He also said that alcohol "is ruining my life."
"For two hours, I felt like a hostage and I sincerely believe that our lives were in danger, Zirkle wrote in a statement recounting the attack in the Alaskan wilderness. "I was terrified."
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