Police Arrest Brother, Girlfriend of Illegal Immigrant Suspected of Killing Police Officer

Conrado Virgen Mendoza, 34, and Ana Leyde Cervantes, 30, were arrested on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, on suspicion of aiding and abetting Gustavo Perez Arriaga, who police say murdered Newman Police Department Cpl. Ronil Singh in Newman, California, on Wednesdsay, Dec. 26, 2018. Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department

Police officers in California arrested the girlfriend and brother of the illegal immigrant murder suspect Gustavo Arriaga, 32, following his arrest on Dec. 28, the latest in an investigation that has so far led to eight arrests.

Arriaga was apprehended in Lamont, east of Bakersfield, about 200 miles from where police officials say he gunned down Newman Police Cpl. Ronil Singh on Wednesday, Dec. 26.