CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A fifth suspect alleged to have been involved in the September shooting death of a Clearlake man has been taken into custody, according to police.

Daniel Miller, 30, of Ukiah was arrested on Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department.

Bennett said Clearlake Police detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Miller charging him with accessory to homicide, possession of a short-barreled shotgun and felon in possession of a firearm in connection to the shooting of David Ferrell last Sept. 8.

Ferrell, 29, was standing outside of the home he shared with his wife and children during a birthday celebration for his oldest daughter when police say he was shot in the head by Joshua Robert Beavers, 24, of Clearlake.

Beavers allegedly had been looking for a man he had fought with earlier in the day when he began randomly shooting in the 15000 block of 19th Avenue. Ferrell had not been involved in the fight and was an innocent bystander.

Two other people at Ferrell's home – Rachel Patterson and Paul Cressy – were wounded in the shooting, but recovered, according to police.

Beavers is charged with murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded handgun in a vehicle or public place, along with many special allegations.

Arrested on the same day along with Beavers were Orlando Esquivel Sr., 48, and his wife, 50-year-old Angel Aileen Esquivel, and Brenden Alicea, 26.

The Equivels and Alicea each were charged with conspiracy, and they – along with Beavers – have remained in custody since their September arrests.

At the same time, police were continuing their search for Miller, Bennett said.

Bennett told Lake County News that Clearlake Police detectives had received information that Miller had been hanging out in Clearlake for a couple of months.

That information had led to police working hard to find Miller in Clearlake, but Bennett said they had no luck.

Then they received new information that he had returned to the Ukiah area, Bennett said.

Bennett said detectives were able to obtain an arrest warrant for Miller, who was picked up by a Mendocino County Sheriff's deputy Thursday morning.

At 10:30 a.m. Deputy Raymond Hendry was serving an eviction notice in Ukiah, and while identifying persons in the residence, an individual – later identified as Miller – gave more than one name for identification, Bennett said.

After the warrant for Miller's arrest was confirmed Hendry took him into custody, according to Bennett.

Bennett said Miller was booked into the Lake County Jail later on Thursday.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Det. Ryan Peterson at 707-994-8251, Extension 320.

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