BELLNGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man is in custody after threatening someone with a knife at a Bellingham gas station.

Bellingham Police spokesperson Megan Peters said the victim was at a gas pump at the Lakeway Fred Meyer on Wednesday when an unknown man approached him and started to pick a fight.

The victim initially ignored the man, but the suspect grabbed firewood from the victim’s truck and began throwing it. He then pulled out a knife and held it up towards the victim, telling him to “leave town.”

The victim called 911 and the suspect ran away. A Fred Meyer employee called police a few hours later to report that the suspect was back at the store.

Officers arrested the 37-year-old man on probable cause for felony harassment and a weapons offense. He remains at the Whatcom County Jail without bail.