9June 2020
A Kodiak chiropractic physician who was charged with numerous assaults in February 2019 has actually had those charges dropped, and has rather been condemned of a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct and producing hazardous conditions.
The initial charges against Christopher Twiford for presumably assaulting his partner consisted of second degree attack, a felony; 4 counts of felony 3rd degree attack; misdemeanor 4th degree attack; and misdemeanor 4th degree misbehavior involving a weapon.
The typical sentence for the disorderly conduct charge is 24 hours in jail, but Twiford was given the benefit of time he has actually currently served. For that reason, he will not serve additional jail time however is needed to pay $150 in additional charges.With a misdemeanor charge, Twiford will be able to return to his chiropractic practice. Twiford's attorney, Wally Tetlow, stated his client denied utilizing a firearm throughout the incident. The court
also dismissed a Feb. 24 violation of conditions of release. The conditions had actually stated that Twiford could not take in alcohol and that he should take a preliminary breath test when directed by police. According to a court affidavit, Twiford's first breath test yielded a breath alcohol concentration of 0.025, and a second one taken 3 minutes later returned with an outcome of 0.039. According to the state, the victim confessed that she andTwiford both had a hard time
with issues connected to alcohol. She told attorneys that she did not want Twiford to lose his license, which could have occurred if he had been convicted of a felony. The victim”provided a great deal of information to the state that affected the
state's decision-making process in this resolution,”said Kodiak District Attorney Gustaf Olson at a hearing on June 2. Following months of settlement, the 2 parties pertained to an arrangement in which the charges versus Twiford were dropped following his completion of a domestic violence intervention
program along with a substance abuse program. According to Tetlow, Twiford also began attending Alcoholics Anonymous on his own volition. He is 15 months sober and his licence was suspended pending the outcome of his case. Tetlow also kept in mind that
Twiford has no previous assault charges or convictions.”It is not like he is a domestic violence abuser with a history,”Tetlow said.”This event was certainly an eye-opener for Mr. Twiford concerning his substance abuse concerns. He has done whatever in his power ever since to address those problems.”At
the time of the alleged incident, Twiford was a chiropractor with Arctic Chiropractic Kodiak. He was apprehended after supposedly assaulting his partner and pointing a weapon at her.According
to court files, the woman informed officers Twiford struck her with a pet food dish, which led to a concussion. The court documents state that the female had been struck a 2nd time after she attempted to get up. She was then apparently pressed back down and had a magnum revolver pointed at her chest. After Twiford put down the gun, he apparently climbed on top of her and put all his weight on her chest, making it hard for the victim to breath. The affidavit
stated that this is “a kind of suffocation.”The female stated that Twiford then left the space and stumbled to his bedroom. According to the court files, she informed officers that Twiford had been consuming continuously over a 24-hour duration and that she had actually likewise consumed a couple of shots of alcohol. At the time, Twiford was slated to start serving on the Alaska Workers'Compensation Board in
March after being selected by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. However, Twiford's name was immediately removed from the board after the guv's office discovered of the charges, according to an e-mail from Dunleavy representative Matt Shuckerow. Source: kodiakdailymirror.com