Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On 11/27/2024 at about 2220 hours, Seward AST received a complaint about a suspicious vehicle on a residential road in Seward. The complainant said that the vehicle was unoccupied, reeked of alcohol, and had a handgun on the front passenger seat. Seward AST responded and contacted Boris Nikolov, 28 YOA of Seward, with the vehicle. The investigation revealed that Boris drove under the influence (DUI), crashed his vehicle, and had a loaded handgun in the interior of his vehicle while intoxicated. Boris was placed under arrest for one count of DUI and one count of misconduct involving weapons (MIW) in the fourth degree. Boris was remanded to Spring Creek Correctional Center on the aforementioned charges and was later released on his own recognizance.