Woman in Bellingham assaulted in Bellingham for no apparent reason. Suspected arrested
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A man was arrested in Bellingham for assaulting a woman for no apparent reason, police said.
The victim told police she was sitting in the 100 block of Prospect Street when a man, suspected to be 54-year-old Patrick Dixon, came up behind her and hit her more than 10 times, and then stomped her head at least four more times.
The incident took place around 5:18 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.
Dixon was located nearby by police and taken into custody without incident. He was charged with second-degree assault and felony harassment. He remains in Whatcom County Jail.
Information about whether the victim was injured was not immediately available.
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Jack Belcher
The Bellingham Herald