Hailstone’s conviction stems from an incident in mid July, 2011 in which he alleges a state trooper physically assaulted his then 17-year-old daughter and then took actions that left his family in fear of bodily harm.
According to an indictment handed down by a Kotzebue grand jury, Hailstone was charged following a July 13, 2011 incident involving another family in Noorvik in which Hailstone claimed a resident had pointed a rifle at his daughter after an altercation involving his son, Jonathan Carter, and several others.
During the subsequent interview with troopers, Hailstone admits tensions flared in regard to actions that should be taken in regard to injuries his son had suffered. At one point during the interview, he said his daughter extended her arm toward Trooper Christopher Bitz while talking. The trooper, he said, responded by grabbing her right hand and moving to put her into a submissive hold.