A Soldotna man is facing assault, DUI and criminal mischief charges after allegedly driving an excavator into his house while his family was inside early Saturday morning.

Alaska State Troopers responded to a disturbance at a residence in Soldotna shortly after 3:45 a.m. Saturday.

There, they made contact with Matthew Leadens, 40, who "was found to have driven an excavator into his house which his family was in" while intoxicated according to AST.

Leadens was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

He's charged with two counts of third degree assault, criminal mischief in the third degree, and DUI.