BELLINGHAM — Authorities say a Lynden man was arrested after four men were stabbed at a large party northeast of Bellingham in Everson.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office booked Antonio Santiago Vazquez into Whatcom County Jail Wednesday on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault with a knife and second-degree assault, The Bellingham Herald reported.
Deputies and police officers from Everson and Sumas responded at approximately 2 a.m. Wednesday and found a party with “several hundred” people in attendance was being held at the Glen Echo Community Center, according to the sheriff’s office.
A fight had broken out involving “numerous” people and Santiago Vasquez reportedly left the scene in a car, the sheriff’s office said.