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Former Arizona Lawmaker Held on Murder Charges in Alaska

A former Arizona state representative has been charged with first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death of a man at a remote cabin in southeast Alaska, according to court documents.

A former Arizona state representative has been charged with first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death of a man at a remote cabin in southeast Alaska, according to court documents.

 

Mark De Simone, 53, was charged in the death of 34-year-old Duilio Rosales, who was found dead Sunday at a cabin in Excursion Inlet, Alaska, which is 35 miles northwest of Juneau, according to records from a district court in Juneau.

 

Troopers from the Alaska Department of Public Safety responded to the shooting call shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to an affidavit filed in court the next day by Juneau Assistant District Attorney Amy Paige.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.