Birch Bay man to serve prison time for trailer arson

A Birch Bay man was sentenced to prison last month after pleading guilty to setting a trailer on fire in Point Whitehorn last summer.

Landon Lee Larson, 33, pleaded guilty in Whatcom County Superior Court on April 20 to second-degree arson and was sentenced to three years in prison.

Last June, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies responded to a report of arson in the 6900 block of Holeman Avenue where a witness said they saw Larson light a trailer on fire, a WCSO spokesperson previously told The Northern Light. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a relative of Larson lived in the trailer. The fire was extinguished by the time deputies arrived.

Multiple witnesses reported seeing the trailer burning and Larson walking away with a lighter in hand. Some people reportedly tried to stop Larson.

Deputies arrested Larson at his home the following day after numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact him. Larson was booked into Whatcom County Jail on suspicion of first-degree arson, obstructing a law enforcement officer and violation of a no contact order. He later received a premeditated first-degree murder charge, which was dropped following his guilty plea.

Separately, in January 2020, Larson was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a year of probation for two counts of first-degree reckless burning.