FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR—A Kansas man hiding in Alaska to avoid drug charges is in jail.
According to the Alaska Department of Public Safety, the Alaska State Troopers Criminal Suppression Unit (CSU) in Fairbanks received information last week that Levi Hart, 39, of Montgomery County, Kansas was a Fugitive from Justice and residing in the Fairbanks area.
Hart had multiple outstanding felony warrants from Kansas, one for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Distribution of Opiates Greater than a Kilogram and Possession, and Failure to Appear on the original charge of Interference with Judicial Process. Hart's warrant carried full extradition to Kansas.
Troopers located Hart near the Old Steese Highway and College Road and performed a takedown in a nearby parking lot. Following a brief standoff with Troopers, Hart was taken into custody. Hart is being held in the Fairbanks Correctional Center where he was charged with Fugitive from Justice and will await extradition to Kansas.