Fugitive charge leveled at Salard over La. warrant

Former physician Greg Salard was arraigned at Alaska First District Court in Juneau Tuesday on the charge of being a fugitive from justice.

In a story released by Alaska Native News, the charge is said to stem from an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Louisiana for the charge of Aggravated Rape. Judge Thomas Nave presided over Salard’s Tuesday afternoon hearing. Supplementary court documentation was unavailable by the Sentinel’s press time.

Salard was arrested at his Wrangell home last October following a five-month investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is currently bein...