Son of Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Faces Charges in Father’s Death

State Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, talks with another legislator during a break in the opening session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau, Alaska, on Jan. 17, 2017. Mark Thiessen/AP

JUNEAU, Alaska—The son of a former Alaska lawmaker faces charges of manslaughter and evidence tampering in the death of his father, former state Rep. Dean Westlake, according to charging documents.

Tallon Westlake was arrested over the weekend. An online court records system did not show an attorney Monday morning who could speak on his behalf. The charging documents are dated Sunday.