Track Palin arrested again; charging documents detail incident involving ex-girlfriend, troopers

WASILLA — Track Palin is in trouble again.

Palin, son of former Alaska governor and Republican candidate for vice president Sarah Palin, was arrested on domestic violence related assault charges for this second time in less than a year. Alaska State Troopers responded to Palin’s home in Meadow Lakes late Friday night. The 29-year-old now faces charges of charges of domestic violence assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, and interfering with a report of domestic violence charges after an incident with his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child.

After Palin’s ex-girlfriend, Jordan Lowe, dropped off their son at Palin’s home, Palin took issue to how she said goodbye, according to court documents, standing in the doorway to block her from leaving and eventually taking away her cell phone.

According to the documents, Palin told Lowe, “You can’t leave.”

Palin followed her out the door and struck her on the head. Loewe walked back inside the house to retrieve their son and was able to wrestle her phone back from Palin.

“Jordan believed that her screaming for help is what caused Track to give up the phone and allowed her to get in the vehicle to leave,” court documents say.

Loewe feared that she and her son were in danger, telling troopers that Palin had pulled a gun on her in the past and gets violent very easily. She told troopers that her fear level on a scale of 1 to10 was a 9.

Loewe escaped to a gas station on Seldon Road and Church Road to call authorities, and troopers found small scratches on her arm and redness on the back of her head and neck, according to the report. Emergency Medical Services checked Loewe for injuries on scene.

Palin was defiant with troopers upon arrival. He sat on his couch and did not answer the door when troopers arrived. He told AST that Loewe called authorities as her “power move.” Palin told AST that Loewe’s injuries were “self inflicted” and that he was injured but did not want to press charges. When AST attempted to handcuff Palin, he tensed his arm and tried to pull it away from Trooper Jason Somerville. He knocked over the coffee table and when Somerville attempted to sweep Palin’s leg, he was unsuccessful. Two troopers and Palin crashed to the floor and tossed Palin’s pocket knife out of reach. Upon being led outside, Palin was moving his shoulders erratically and swung his head back at Somerville’s face. Both lost balance and fell in the ditch, and both Somerville and another tropper held Palin down on the ground and tightened his handcuffs. Palin was taken to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center after complaining about pain in his wrists from the handcuffs, and was medically cleared.

Palin is charged with domestic violence assault in the fourth degree, interfering with a report of domestic violence, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Palin will appear in Palmer District Court for a pretrial conference Nov. 26 at 8:30 a.m.

This is Palin’s second arrest in less than a year. He pleaded guilty in June of a misdemeanor charge stemming from an incident in December of 2017 at his parents’ home in Wasilla that led to domestic violence assault, criminal trespass and criminal mischief charges. The plea came in Veteran’s Court after the case was transferred from criminal court.

Palin served in the United States Army.