Track Palin set to return to court Tuesday

ANCHORAGE — The son of a former Wasilla mayor, Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate will be back in court Tuesday after making an appearance at the Anchorage Veteran’s Court at the Boney Courthouse Monday morning.

Track Palin, son of Sarah Palin, will return to the courtroom to change his plea. Palin, 29, was arrested Dec. 16, 2017, after a domestic incident at his parents’ home in Wasilla. Palin was charged with burglary in the first degree, assault in the fourth degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree.

Palin is accused of assaulting his father, Todd while reportedly intoxicated from the use of both alcohol and prescription medication. Palin now has to comply with mandatory, random urine analysis.

Palin’s case was moved from Palmer to Anchorage, after a motion was filed by his attorney, Patrick Bergt, and is now in a veteran’s court that focuses on therapeutic rehabilitation.

Veteran’s court judge, David Wallace is handling Palin’s case.

Palin, who initially pleaded not guilty, was one of several veterans who appeared in court Monday morning. Wallace spoke to Palin during the proceedings. Wallace reminded Palin that he needed to be on time for his urine analysis’ and asked him how everything else has been going.

“Kinda bored, learning,” Palin said.

Wallace asked Palin what was learning and he replied, “patience.”

Palin is an Army veteran and he was deployed in Iraq where he served with the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. He was in service for a year. Palin will be in court Tuesday at 11 a.m.

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Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reporter Jacob Mann at Jacob.mann@frontiersman.com.