From the Anchorage  Daily News comes the story of Bakersfield's Brandon Seybert, 19, who was shot in the leg during a drunken brawl in Alaska back in July.

His drinking companion was convicted Wednesday on two counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault.

Here's the original Alaska State Troopers' press release at the time of the incident:

Location: Pilot Point
Case number: 08-56745        
Type:  Assault 1st, MIW 4th
Text: On 7-13-08 at 0850 hours, King Salmon AST responded to the village 
of Pilot Point for a reported shooting. Investigation revealed that 
Brandon Seybert, age 19 of Bakersfield, CA had been shot in the left 
thigh with a .22 caliber rifle. Alexander Angasan, age 23 of South 
Naknek was the one that shot Seybert. Seybert and Angasan were both 
intoxicated at the time of the shooting and had been fighting.  Brandon 
Seybert was flown to a hospital in Anchorage where he had the bullet 
surgically removed from his thigh. Alexander Angasan was arrested and 
remanded to the King Salmon jail. Alcohol is a factor in the shooting. 

Author: DRB0 
Received Monday, July 14, 2008 9:14 AM and posted Monday, July 14, 2008 10:07 AM