Aaron Richwine was placed on administrative leave following his arrest last week in East Anchorage on a charge of operating under the influence, according to the police department.
Two men were being detained at the Mountain Village Police Department when the fire broke out early Friday, troopers said. One man was safely evacuated and the other died.
Some roads in the Matanuska and Susitna valleys had patches of black ice or were glazed over with ice on Tuesday. The school district shifted to remote learning for a Sutton school.
Jared Tuia filed suit in 2019 over claims the police department discriminated against him after he was passed over for promotions three separate times.