Blaine man arrested days after allegedly firing gun and threatening to kill person

A Blaine man was arrested in Bellingham six days after he allegedly entered a Birch Bay residence and tried to shoot a person known to him, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) spokesperson Deb Slater told The Northern Light in an email.

Dillon McKinley Wilson, 32, of Blaine, was booked into Whatcom County Jail on June 27 for first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree robbery, residential burglary and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Around 12:30 a.m. June 21, WCSO deputies responded to the 7000 block of Seashell Way in Birch Bay following a report of a subject with a weapon, according to the affidavit of probable cause (APC). Deputies arrived to find Wilson had fled the scene.

Two people at the scene told deputies that Wilson became angry and verbally threatening. One person locked themselves in a room to get away from him. Wilson then shot a handgun at the door’s lock, kicked in the door and yelled at the person, according to the APC. Another person told Wilson to leave. Wilson then pointed the gun at the second person and threatened that he would shoot them. Wilson then forcibly removed a phone from the second person’s hand, and they ran in fear of their life. 

Slater said Wilson was located in the 2800 block of James Street in Bellingham on June 27 and taken into custody. He was booked into Whatcom County Jail just before 4 p.m., according to jail records. Wilson is being held on $150,000 appearance bond.

Wilson was out of custody at the time after posting separate $10,000 and $50,000 bonds for two cases in Whatcom County Superior Court.

Wilson faces 13 felony charges from a 2021 burglary case where he and two other suspects allegedly stole a variety of items, including multiple firearms, from a Blaine storage facility and attempted to elude law enforcement via a high-speed chase, according to previous reporting by The Northern Light. He also faces a first-degree robbery charge from a 2020 incident where he’s accused of taking $400 worth of car audio equipment from an individual’s car after beating them.

His jury trial for those cases was scheduled for August 14, as of press date.