BIRCH BAY, Wash. (Metro) -- A 55-year-old Birch Point-area homeowner accused of roughing up the Whatcom County assessor heads to trial August 27th.
Thenorthernlight.com reports Lincoln Rutter is charged with intimidating a public servant and fourth degree assault, after allegedly grabbing assessor Keith Willnauer by his tie and pulling him across the front counter at his office on June 1st.
According to court documents, Rutter disagreed with Willnauer's decision to allow some land near his property to remain in tax exempt status.
Rutter was booked into Whatcom County Jail and later released on bond.
