LYNDEN, Wash. – A woman from Arizona is in jail for stabbing someone outside the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 13th.
Whatcom County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater says 35-year-old Saralyn Lepchenske pulled out a switchblade during an argument at around 3:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of Kok Road.
Lepchenske fell backwards after the victim tried to grab the knife.
The victim fell on top of her and suffered a puncture wound to the leg.
Lepchenske was arrested on a 1st degree assault charge and booked into the Whatcom County jail.