Bellingham Police arrest man suspected of two assaults with knife

Bellingham Police early Saturday morning arrested the man they suspect in a pair of assaults involving a knife over the past three weeks.

Daytin Robert Duronso-Harp, 19, was booked into Whatcom County Jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree robbery and he is being held on $100,000 bail.

Lt. Claudia Murphy said Duronso-Harp led police on a short foot chase before he was taken into custody.

Bellingham Police on Friday asked for the public’s help in locating Duronso-Harp, whom they suspect was involved in a fight Thursday morning near Glass Beach in the 400 block of Cornwall Avenue. That fight ended when Duronso-Harp reportedly used a knife. The victim suffered cuts, but was treated and released, Murphy said.

The first incident allegedly occurred July 20 in front of the JJ’s In and Out convenience store on Holly Street. In that incident, Murphy said witnesses reported Duronso-Harp and the victim were boxing, when they realized the victim was bleeding from his leg with an apparent knife wound. Witnesses performed first aid on the victim until he was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he was treated and released.

This story was originally published August 13, 2018 at 8:51 AM with the headline "Bellingham Police arrest man suspected of two assaults with knife."