A woman from Washington state has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

A woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of US Border Patrol agent earlier this week on a highway in Vermont close to the US-Canadian border, the FBI office in Albany said Friday.

A 21-year-old Washington state woman faces two weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

"On Monday, January 20, Border Patrol Agent David C. Maland passed away in the line of duty. Agent Maland succumbed to injuries caused by gunfire following a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s thoughts and prayers are with Agent Maland’s family during this difficult time."

A criminal complaint filed in federal court accuses Teresa Youngblut of assault as Agent David Maland's casket brought to Colonie for flight home to Minnesota.

Washington state woman Teresa Youngblut arrested by FBI for the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland in Vermont

COVENTRY, Vt. (TNND) — A 21-year-old Washington state woman has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, according to the FBI. Teresa Youngblut was charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer in Monday's killing of 44-year-old David "Chris" Maland.

The fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont and a murder in Northern California appear to be related.

One person now faces charges in the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. And we're learning more about the shootout. Our Ike Bendavid reports.

A motion to detain Teresa Youngblut shows that the guns were purchased in Vermont by a person named a person of interest in a Pennsylvania homicide investigation.