Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On October 7, 2026, at approximately 11:47 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to the Fairbanks Trooper Post after a man caused damage in the front lobby vestibule before leaving the area. Troopers located the individual, identified as Ryan Bud James, approximately half a mile from the post; he acted aggressively toward the responding Trooper and made threatening statements. James was detained without further incident and admitted to tampering with the fire alarm equipment at the post, which had triggered an audible alarm. James was charged with Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree for damaging and tampering with fire protection equipment within a public building.