Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On November 26, 2025, the Alaska State Troopers were notified by the Alaska Department of Corrections that 45-year-old Kenai resident Aaron Merritt had died at an Anchorage area hospital. Merritt was found unresponsive in his Anchorage Correctional Center cell on November 21, 2025, at 1:42 pm and was taken to an Anchorage area hospital. A preliminary investigation determined that Merritt's injuries were self-inflicted. His body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy, and his next of kin have been notified. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation has assumed case responsibility.