Alaska Governor's Aide Arrested for DUI

0:00It's March 31st. Anchorage News Today starts now. AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Atop A to Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy got busted for driving under the influence in Juneau on Thursday. This guy is the deputy legislative director and police say he wreaked a booze, gave mixed stories about his night, then clammed up. He flunked a field sobriety test and blew a 0.10 on the breathalyzer over the legal limit of 0.08 landing him a misdemeanor charge. He's held that director gig since January, per his LinkedIn. Before that, he ran as a Republican for the Alaska House in District 21 back in 2022, coming up short by just 100. 50 votes against the Democrat from Anchorage. The governor's office isn't talking, calling it a private personnel issue when asked about the arrest or any fall out on Monday. This isn't his purse brushed with the law. He got convicted for DUI back in 2011, plus some minor run-ins with Juno cops over the years. He posted $500 bail and

1:02walked out of Lemon Creek Correctional Center Friday morning, so the case rolls on while I stay on his job. Status with the governor.