BIRCH BAY, Wash. – Whatcom County Sheriff’s Deputies have made an arrest following a stabbing in Birch Bay.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater said that deputies were called after a man broke into the victim’s home on Harborview Road on Tuesday night, April 12th, around 7 p.m.
The victim told investigators that the suspect, 34 -year-old Joshua Hayward, forced his way into the home and punched them repeatedly.
Hayward also struck the victim with a safe, from which he also stole a bottle of prescription medication.
The victim ended up grabbing a knife for protection, but after a struggle, Hayward grabbed the knife and stabbed the victim in the arm before leaving the area.
Deputies later found him in the woods and he was taken into custody.
Hayward faces multiple charges, including a felony violation of a No Contact Order.