Sedro-Woolley man arrested for suspected hate crime in Bellingham
A 24-year-old Sedro-Woolley man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of a hate crime, according to the Bellingham Police Department.
BPD Lt. Claudia Murphy said officers were dispatched to the 200 block of E. Chestnut St. at 2:25 a.m. for reports of a fight. Witnesses said a conversation between the 24-year-old and another person escalated into an argument.
The 24-year-old then punched the other individual in the face and called them homophobic slurs, according to Murphy.
The man was arrested on suspicion of a hate crime and fourth-degree assault. He is being held at Whatcom County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond.
Hannah Edelman
The Bellingham Herald