Alaska State Troopers

All of the deaths were reported by Alaska State Troopers within the last week.

In a statement posted online, troopers say the woman had opened her front door around 5 a.m. to find a brown bear sow and two cubs, which caused one of her dogs to run back inside, while the other ran away from the door.

Derek Berry, 39, was reported missing by family members in early May.

The civil suit comes as the troopers await trial in their state criminal and federal civil rights cases. They’ve pleaded not guilty in both cases.

An Alaska judge on Friday delayed the troopers’ state criminal trial in response to the federal case.

In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s office says 50-year-old Miller had no legal justification for the violent arrest. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Woodruff illegally used his police dog to bite the man when he did not pose a threat.

Troopers say 30-year-old Tyler Moyer, of Anchorage, was wanted on a $50,000 felony arrest warrant.

A Kenai grand jury indicted 50-year-old Joseph Miller Jr. over what is alleged to be a violent arrest of the wrong person in Kenai. Another former state trooper, Jason Woodruff, also faces a felony assault charge for his own alleged conduct during the same arrest.

A 36-year-old woman was attacked near her driveway in Kenai at around 5:45 a.m Tuesday morning.

Thirty-one-year-old LaShaunda Lewis, of Virginia, faces murder charges in connection with the death of her Soldotna landlord, 78-year-old John “Skip” Dove Jr.