According to the Alaska State Troopers online trooper dispatch, the Troopers investigated a possible assault in the village of Akiachak on April 4, which ended up with an additional charge of Animal Cruelty.
Tribal Police Officers responded to a residence after the family member of a 27 year-old female victim requested they respond. The dispatch noted that the victim arrived at the residence with obvious signs of physical injury and she was partially dressed. Brandon Kasayulie, aged 35 of Akiachak, was identified as the suspect and was contacted at his residence, then subsequently arrested. He was charged with Assault and taken to the Akiachak Public Safety building.
While Kasayulie was in his cell, a small puppy wandered into the jail, and Kasayulie was able to reach out and pull it into the cell. Kasayulie’s actions with the puppy inside the cell resulted in the death of the puppy.
Kasayulie ran from the jail at one point but he was quickly detained and returned to his cell. He also attempted to commit suicide twice, prior to being transported from Akiachak into Bethel.
He was charged with Animal Cruelty and Assault in the Fourth Degree, then remanded to Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center.