--- title: "Infamous Poacher Arrested by Alaska Troopers After Manhunt" description: "After evading authorities for nearly a week, fugitive game laws violator Michael Anthony Roberts was taken into custody Wednesday morning by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, reports KTUU. Troopers received information that Roberts had tampered with his court-ordered monitoring device on Thursday, Oct. 4. When they arrived at his custodian's home in Anchorage, troopers found the ankle monitor had been severed with a grinder and discarded in the yard. Roberts was missing from the premises, and authorities issued a $50,000 warrant for his arrest." date: "2012-10-12" modified: "2012-10-12" authors: - name: "Natalie Krebs" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/natalie-krebs/" url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/newshound/2012/10/wanted-wildlife-offender-arrested-alaska-troopers/" categories: - "Conservation" - "Wildlife Management" --- # Infamous Poacher Arrested by Alaska Troopers After Manhunt ![]() After evading authorities for nearly a week, fugitive game laws violator Michael Anthony Roberts was taken into custody Wednesday morning by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, reports [KTUU](). Troopers received information that Roberts had tampered with his court-ordered monitoring device on Thursday, Oct. 4. When they arrived at his custodian's home in Anchorage, troopers found the ankle monitor had been severed with a grinder and discarded in the yard. Roberts was missing from the premises, and authorities issued a $50,000 warrant for his arrest. Roberts is facing seven criminal charges for offenses that include guiding without a license, flying without a pilot's license, and driving with a revoked license. According to [the Alaska Dispatch](), he's committed various other acts involving sub-legal hunts, wanton wildlife waste, hunting without a license, and unlawful possession of game. Fortunately, Roberts' escape was short-lived in comparison to his past vanishing acts. In 1999 he fled arrest and led troopers on a manhunt that lasted several weeks. It was nearly a year before authorities managed to take Roberts into custody and bring him to trial. Six days after this most recent escape, an anonymous source tipped off [troopers]() that Roberts was staying at a residence in Big Lake. Troopers obtained a search warrant to enter the home, and found Roberts hiding underneath a bed. Roberts was taken into custody where, this time, he'll hopefully stay put. ## Author Natalie Krebs is the Executive Editor of *Outdoor Life*, where she tackles everything from reporting digital features to producing podcast episodes. Originally from Missouri, she currently lives in northwest Arkansas with her bird dog, Hatchet. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()