The state dismissed and closed its case against Eddie Burke Jr. on Thursday. It’s not clear if the decision will have any effect on the Iditarod’s move to disqualify him from this year’s race.
Updated: 1 hour agoMusher Eddie Burke, Jr., the 2023 Iditarod Rookie of the Year, drives his dog team across Long Lake during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow on March 5, 2023. for violating the race’s personal conduct standard, state prosecutors dismissed two assault charges against him, effectively closing the case.in the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, faced one felony charge and one misdemeanor stemming from an incident in Anchorage in May 2022.
On Thursday, the docket in the case listed both charges as dismissed by the state prosecutor, and the case as closed. “The victim declined to participate in the prosecution,” Department of Law spokesperson Patty Sullivan wrote Friday in response to questions from the Daily News. “After a thorough review of the evidence in this investigation, the Department of Law determined that it would be unable to prove the assault charges beyond a reasonable doubt to a trial jury. The dismissal date was based on the timing of court proceedings.
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