Whatcom man reportedly swaps Mercedes for 2 Subaru, but deal includes a night in jail The Bellingham Herald 1/22/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) Jan. 22—A two-for-one trade of cars ended up being a bad deal for a Whatcom County man, who found out after making the swap that one of the cars he traded for had been stolen and he ended up in jail for nearly 24 hours. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office booked Nicholas Van Turner, 41, into Whatcom County Jail Friday, Jan. 15, on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and first-degree trafficking of stolen property. Jail records show Turner was released on $20,000 bail on Tuesday, Jan. 19.