Man fires shot when neighbors offer help

WASILLA — A fight with his girlfriend led a 26-year-old Wasilla man to flee into the woods, where he later made threats and fired a gun when neighbors tried to help him.

According to Alaska State Troopers, the report of an assault in progress at the Alaska Trails RV Park came in at 1:16 a.m., Saturday.

“Following a physical altercation with his girlfriend. William Kelly of Wasilla fled into the woods with a rifle. When his neighbors attempted to help him by offering assistance, Kelly replied with verbal threats and a single gunshot,” according to an AST press release.

Kelly was arrested, charged with assault, weapons misconduct, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. He was jailed at the Mat-Su Pre-Trial Facility with his bail withheld pending his arraignment — a relatively standard arrangement in domestic violence cases. As of Saturday afternoon, Kelly was still listed as an inmate at Mat-Su Pre-Trial.