Armed security guard allegedly points loaded gun at Whatcom co-worker while on duty
A Whatcom County armed security guard supervisor reportedly pointed a loaded gun at a co-worker through the windshield of a company vehicle and made a threat while the two were on duty New Year’s Eve.
The Blaine police on Monday, Jan. 13, booked Liam MacKenzie Dickman, 23, into Whatcom County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault (domestic violence).
The domestic violence enhancement was added because Dickman and the victim were previously roommates, Sgt. Michael Munden told The Bellingham Herald.
Police were first notified of the alleged assault on Sunday, according to the probable cause statement Munden provided The Herald.
Shortly after 7 a.m. Dec. 31, Mobile Armored employees were getting ready for their routes, and the victim was in the driver’s seat of the vehicle he was assigned, waiting on a co-worker so that they could begin, the statement said.
It was at that point that Dickman walked to the front of the vehicle, looked at the victim, pulled his company-issued firearm from its holster, pointed it at the victim and said, “Come on; let’s go,” in an aggressive manner, according to the statement. The victim told police he initially saw the gun, but was then blinded when Dickman turned on the attached flashlight.
The victim also told police that the windshields on company vehicles are not bulletproof and Mobile Armored policy is that all firearms be kept loaded with a round in the chamber.
Mobile Armored owner Kristine Moe disputed the victim’s statement that the vehicle’s windshields were not bulletproof, telling the Herald that the company’s vehicles all meet B3 level armor protection levels.
The incident was captured on video and was confirmed to police by a Mobile Armored manager, according to the statement.
The victim also told police that this was not the first time Dickson had pointed a gun at him, saying that over the past year Dickson had pointed loaded and unloaded firearms at him in their apartment, inside the cab of the truck and in the vehicle bays at Mobile Armored.
The victim told police he was hesitant to report the Dec. 31 incident because he and Dickman were longtime friends, roommates and co-workers. But he reported the incident to Mobile Armored and became upset when Dickman wasn’t fired or punished and was allowed to take a leave of absence, the statement said.
This story was originally published January 15, 2020 at 5:00 AM.
