More than six months after Mallory Barbour was reported missing from her home in northwest Washington state, police say they have arrested the man they believe is responsible for her disappearance and tragic death. The Mason County Sheriff's Office announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday, January 7, that "detectives arrested a 45-year-old Bremerton man in connection with the death of Mallory Barbour and booked him into the Mason County Jail. "Our thoughts remain with Mallory's family and friends affected by this tragedy," the sheriff's office concluded in the statement. Police have not revealed the name of the man arrested in connection with Barbour's death. However, only one man was arrested and charged with homicide at Mason County Jail on January 7, according to only records viewed by People. Wyoming Woman Predicted Ex-Boyfriend Would Kill Her Before Murder-Suicide Additionally, Fox 13 reported that the man is expected to be arraigned in court on the afternoon of Thursday, January 8. It is not currently clear how the suspect was linked to Barbour's death or if they had a relationship prior to her disappearance. The Mason County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Us Weekly's request for comment. Barbour was first reported missing on June 24, 2025, after she was last seen leaving her home in Bothell, Washington. Her body was found nearly three months later on September 15, 2025, in a remote wooded area off State Route 3 and Pickering Road, according to KOMO News. The location where her body was found is about 90 miles by car from her home. After her body was recovered, officers with the Mason County Sheriff's Office said Barbour was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Additionally, it's believed she was left in the wooded area for months before she was found, per KOMO News. In November 2025, it appeared that authorities were possibly looking into a potential suspect when the Mason County Sheriff's Office released surveillance footage that captured State Route 3 and 304 from the Bremerton Ferry Terminal between June 25 and June 28, 2025. Barbour's loved ones have expressed shock about the killing, and her friend Ashley Ainge previously told KOMO News in November 2025 that Barbour was "just the last person that deserved to have this happen to her. "Mallory was amazing, Mallory was so full of love and life," Ainge continued of her friend. Man Accused of Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF to Death, Michigan Authorities Say Rachel Lowe, who had been friends with Barbour for more than a decade, admitted that her death left friends and family with many questions. "Who was she with? How was it done? We all just want those kinds of answers and that closure because what happened to her is just terrible," she told KOMO News. Meanwhile, Barbour's mother opened up about what type of person her daughter was while speaking to Fox 13 in November 2025. "She was a great person, she doesn't deserve this, she did nothing wrong and she was just in a bad place at a bad time," Denise Barbour told the outlet. "Just knowing that she would have a life that would be enriched, that she would be happy and be able to work in our community. Have a partner, maybe even grandkids, maybe."