Prosecutors say the Washington state woman charged in the killing of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont was in contact with homicide suspect.

Teresa Youngblut, the woman charged in the shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David "Chris" Maland, has a detention hearing on Jan. 30.

We were shocked and saddened,” said one resident of Newport, Vt., of the slaying of the US Border Patrol agent David Maland last week.