Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On 10/26/2026, at approximately 2037 hours, Alaska State Troopers contacted Virginia Richards, 32, of Soldotna, who was observed walking on the shoulder of Kalifornsky Beach Road near Arena Avenue in Soldotna. Richards was contacted due to having an outstanding arrest warrant for violating her conditions of release. Upon contact, Richards attempted to punch a Trooper and actively resisted arrest. She was subsequently taken into custody and transported to the Wildwood Pretrial Detention Facility on the outstanding warrant, as well as new charges of Assault in the Fourth Degree (against a peace officer), Resisting Arrest, and Violating Conditions of Release.