2. On Saturday evening 07 April 2018 PFC Staples woke up from a nap at or around 2130. Once he got up he left off-post to attend to a house party with two civilian friends who reside in Fairbanks. The civilian friend’s names were Harley and Zaquan. He picked up his two friends off post who he had met at a previous house party within the first few weeks of being at Fort Wainwright. PFC Staples has been on post since 4 February 2018. The group proceeded to go to the party around the Farmer’s Loop road which turned out to be a bonfire where PFC Staples drank two bud lights and left after five to ten minutes. They had gotten a hold of a few girls at the Hookah Lounge at 3535 College avenue an approximate five to ten minute drive from the Bonfire site.
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PFC Staples was warned thorugh several safety briefs to avoid bonfires and acknowledged this when being interviewed. At the time of arrival to the Hookah Lounge at between 2330-2340, there was a large crowd of civilian males wearing red shirts, with possible gang affiliation. PFC Staples was wearing a white shirt. Upon arriving PFC Staples parked in one spot, but because of the crowd he proceeded to park elsewhere to drive away attention from his vehicle. PFC Staples and his friends picked up a female at the Hookah Lounge and stayed at the Lounge for no more than ten minutes. PFC Staples heard an individual state that he was going to get his gun from the trunk. This is where PFC Staples decided to leave. The Fairbanks Police Department showed up and started arresting people. When PFC Staples and his friends left, they were followed by a Fairbanks Police Officer where the Police had received a BOLO that there was a car that matched the description of PFC Staples Black Ford Focus and a person waiving a gun back and forth in the back
PFC Staples was warned thorugh several safety briefs to avoid bonfires and acknowledged this when being interviewed. At the time of arrival to the Hookah Lounge at between 2330-2340, there was a large crowd of civilian males wearing red shirts, with possible gang affiliation. PFC Staples was wearing a white shirt. Upon arriving PFC Staples parked in one spot, but because of the crowd he proceeded to park elsewhere to drive away attention from his vehicle. PFC Staples and his friends picked up a female at the Hookah Lounge and stayed at the Lounge for no more than ten minutes. PFC Staples heard an individual state that he was going to get his gun from the trunk. This is where PFC Staples decided to leave. The Fairbanks Police Department showed up and started arresting people. When PFC Staples and his friends left, they were followed by a Fairbanks Police Officer where the Police had received a BOLO that there was a car that matched the description of PFC Staples Black Ford Focus and a person waiving a gun back and forth in the back