The man was booked and released from Whatcom County Jail within an hour.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that the suspect is in the U.S. illegally and has several previous criminal convictions.
The officer has been on paid administrative leave since February.
The former police officer claims he was falsely accused of criminal and racist misconduct.
The school cannot confirm whether the act was committed by pro-Palestine protestors.
A City of Ferndale spokesperson said police are still looking for multiple juvenile suspects.
He was found behind a false wall in a relative’s home in Florida after he did not appear for his sentencing hearing in Seattle.
The incident shut down I-5 for hours Thursday evening.
The fentanyl dealer remains in Whatcom County Jail on $150,000 bail.
She is sentenced to nine years in jail as well as mental health treatment following release.
