Former embattled Alaska legislator’s son charged in killing, court documents show
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A man killed Saturday morning at a Taku neighborhood residence has been confirmed to be Dean Westlake, a former state legislator from Kiana who resigned from office in 2017 overAccording to court documents filed by the Department of Law, Westlake was found dead by Anchorage Fire Department medics after a call was placed to Anchorage police just before 7 a.m. Saturday.
Officers also described a bleach smell in the residence, with the floor appearing to be recently cleaned and a mop found in the bathtub. Police noted a blue sedan belonging to Tallon parked in the driveway with what appeared to be a bloody towel inside. Police detectives used a tax property search to find the owner of the residence was Dean’s girlfriend, Julie, who was visiting family in New York. According to documents, Julie told detectives that Dean has traveled to Anchorage from Fairbanks with plans to evict his son, who was living at the Rovenna Street residence. Julie said Tallon had not paid rent in four months and was given a 30-day eviction notice.
Detectives said in the documents that a neighbor across the street overheard a heated argument around “2 or 2:30″ that morning., Tallon Westlake has been charged with manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Dean Westlake won office in the state legislature in 2016, but resigned in December 2017 while serving due to revelations that he fathered a child with an underage girl in 1988.
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