Man accused of throwing knife that struck 1-year-old in Utqiagvik

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – An Utqiagvik man is being charged after allegedly throwing a knife toward a woman but instead striking a 1-year-old child in the head, according to charging documents.

Michael Elliot Quagin Leavitt-Brower, 23, is charged with two counts of third-degree assault, both class C felonies, court records show.

According to a probable cause statement by North Slope Borough Police Officer Scott Senatore, police were called shortly after 3 p.m. on May 19 after a family member reported that Leavitt-Brower, described as mentally unstable, threw a knife that hit the caller’s 1-year-old son…

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