BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom County Jail records show Andre Marcel Siftsoff, age 25, was arrested yesterday, Monday, April 29th, and charged with 2nd-degree attempted murder.
The Bellingham Police Department (BPD) incident log confirms the arrest and charge are related to an incident that occurred on Friday, April 26th.
First responders were dispatched about 11:15pm on Friday, April 26th, due to a report of an assault with a knife in the 1500 block of Alabama Street.
According to the BPD incident log, “The victim was stabbed numerous times and transported to the hospital.”
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At least 1 witness reported seeing a bloodied male leaving the area.
Multiple law enforcement agencies set up a perimeter around the area and conducted searches but the suspect was not located.
UPDATE: Bellingham Police Department issued the following statement on Tuesday morning.
Yesterday, a man was taken into custody at the Mt. Baker apartment building for attempted murder. On 4/26/2024, the man crashed a party on Alabama that he saw while driving by. When it became apparent that no one knew him, he was asked to leave. The victim was stabbed multiple times after escorting the suspect out. The suspect fled the scene.
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Click for more informationInvestigating officers learned that the suspect was likely at an apartment in the Mt. Baker apartment building yesterday. BPD assembled its SWAT team and responded to the complex. The stabbing suspect was taken into custody without incident and arrested on probable cause.
Investigating officers learned that the suspect was likely at an apartment in the Mt. Baker apartment building yesterday. BPD assembled its SWAT team and responded to the complex. The stabbing suspect was taken into custody without incident and arrested on probable cause.– Bellingham Police Department (April 30, 2024)
Siftsoff has prior felony convictions including burglary, theft and harassment. In 2023, he pled guilty in Whatcom County Superior Court to violating a domestic violence protection order. This was considered a more serious crime since he had prior convictions. Given his past criminal history, the standard sentencing range was identified in court records as “60 to 60 months” of “actual confinement.” The court sentenced him to 12 months of community custody and, amongst other things, he was required to enter parenting classes and perform volunteer services.
His community custody term was extended 6 months in November 2023 after he was found to have violated terms of the community custody sentence. 30 days in jail was also imposed which could be done “by successfully completing in-patient treatment.”
As of April 30th, Siftsoff is in custody at the jail without the option for bail pending a preliminary appearance in Whatcom County Superior Court.
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