Jacob Gonzales is now charged with domestic violence murder in the second degree while armed with a deadly weapon, Island County Sheriff officials said Friday. 

The decapitated body of 26-year-old Katherine Cunningham was earlier found near a hillside bunker on the south end of Camano Island.

Police said a samurai sword was recovered from the trunk of Katherine Cunningham's stolen car, which was abandoned near Yreka, California. 

The sword underwent biological evidence testing, which recovered Cunningham's blood on the blade of the sword and Gonzales' DNA on the hilt.

The charges against Gonzales were amended accordingly. 

Police said a $1 million nationwide warrant is in effect for Gonzales, whose whereabouts are still not known. 

Anyone with information should contact Detective Ed Wallace via the ICOM dispatch center at 360-679-9567 or [email protected].

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