JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Juneau police investigating a reporter’s allegation that he was slapped by a state senator have sent the case to the state Office of Special Prosecutions for further review.
Lt. David Campbell said police investigated the incident at the state Capitol as harassment.
While police have not identified anyone involved in the May 2 incident, the editor of the state’s largest newspaper has said reporter Nathaniel Herz was slapped by Sen. David Wilson after Herz asked him about a recently published story in the Alaska Dispatch News. The story was about a bill that Wilson had sponsored.
The Office of Special Prosecutions will have to decide whether to pursue the matter further.
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