FERNDALE, Wash. – A second person has been arrested in connection with a recent homicide in Ferndale.

A spokesperson with the City of Ferndale said 21-year-old Kimberly Trujillo Mendoza was arrested on Thursday, March 10th.

Witnesses say she was present when her boyfriend, Miguel Angel Miranda, fatally shot Jose Esquivel Hernandez at a large gathering on January 24th.

Mendoza told investigators that she picked up Miranda in Portland after the shooting and drove him down to Arizona, where he was later captured.

She now faces a felony charge of rendering criminal assistance.