Anchorage District Attorney's Office: Alex Bender Convicted For 2018 Attempted Murder

Anchorage AK

25 May, 2022

3:17 PM

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Press release from the Anchorage District Attorney's Office: May 23, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) An Anchorage jury last week convicted Alex Bender, 31, of Anchorage, of one count of first-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault, and one count of second-degree assault for attacking another inmate while incarcerated at Anchorage Correctional Complex in January 2018. Evidence at trial showed that on January 12, 2018, Bender attacked the other inmate following a fight with his girlfriend, during which he told her in a recorded phone call he was going to kill someone. At trial, Bender admitted to the assault but claimed he did not intend to kill the victim. The jury deliberated for 6 hours before reaching its verdict following the 6-day trial. Sentencing is scheduled for November 2 before Judge Erin Marston. Bender faces a maximum sentence of up to 99 years in prison. This press release was produced by the Anchorage District Attorney's Office. The views expressed here are the author's own.