Birch Bay landlord arrested on suspicion of pulling gun on tenant’s mother

A Birch Bay landlord was arrested after allegedly putting a gun to the head of his tenant’s mother.

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies responded about 6:45 p.m. January 14 to a woman reporting she was helping her son move out of his home on Halibut Drive in Birch Bay when the son’s landlord began a confrontation that led to the landlord allegedly holding a gun to the woman’s head, WCSO public information officer Deb Slater wrote in an email to The Northern Light.

WCSO deputies contacted the landlord, Westlee Adam Brock, 45, of Blaine, and he told law enforcement that he had asked the woman to leave his house.

WCSO deputies arrested Brock and booked him into Whatcom County Jail at 8:37 p.m. that evening, according to Whatcom County Jail booking data.

Brock had his preliminary appearance on January 16.

He was charged with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, according to Whatcom County Superior Court records.

Brock was released from jail January 16 on $1,500 cash bail. His arraignment is scheduled for January 26.