Sovereign citizen's teen son kills two 'Alaska State Troopers' reality TV stars in sofa dispute
By Travis GettysMonday, May 5, 2014 11:53 EDT
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A sovereign citizen shot and killed two Alaska state troopers last week during an argument over a $150 couch, authorities said.
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Nathanial Kangas is accused of killing Trooper Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson and Trooper Gabriel Rich as they attempted to arrest the suspect's father.
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They each had appeared in the National Geographic reality show, "Alaska State Troopers."
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As the troopers tried to take Arvin Kangas into custody Thursday afternoon, his son went inside their house to retrieve an assault rifle, police said.
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The 19-year-old Nathaniel Kangas fired the weapon seven times at close range into the troopers' backs, said a police officer who was present during the arrest attempt.
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Police said the younger Kangas immediately dropped his weapon and apologized, saying he'd opened fire because the troopers were wrestling with his father.
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A friend of the Kangas family said the father and son were members, along with himself, of "The Athabascan Nation," which considers Alaska law enforcement to be a violation of Native Alaska sovereignty.
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