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Prosecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering Vermont border agent
Federal prosecutors seek capital punishment for Teresa Youngblut, linked to a cult accused of six killings across three states, following the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent.
- On Thursday, August 14, 2025, Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Seattle was federally indicted by a Burlington grand jury on murder and firearms charges for killing U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland during a Jan. 20 traffic stop, with prosecutors planning to seek the death penalty.
- On Jan. 14, DHS agents placed Youngblut and Bauckholt under 'periodic surveillance' after a Lyndonville hotel employee reported them wearing tactical gear and appearing armed.
- During the Jan. 20 vehicle stop in Coventry, court documents allege Youngblut exited the Toyota Prius and opened fire, striking one border agent in the neck and prompting a return shot that killed Felix Bauckholt.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi formally authorized pursuit of the death penalty, and the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont filed notice Thursday, despite defense requests to extend the Jan. 30, 2026, deadline.
- The Justice Department said its death penalty pursuit aligns with the Trump administration’s push for federal executions, targeting the Zizians group linked to six killings in three states.
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Trans vegan cult suspect in border agent killing faces death penalty: DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been authorized to seek the death penalty in a case against Teresa Youngblut, the woman accused in the Jan. 20 shooting that killed U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland.A federal grand jury returned the four-count indictment Thursday against 21-year-old Youngblut, charging her with the murder of Maland, the assault of two other agents with a deadly weapon and related gun offenses.Attorney General Pamela Bondi…
Feds seeking death penalty for Zizian cult member who murdered Vermont border patrol agent
The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont in the latest Trump administration push for more federal executions.
Prosecutors seek death penalty against Zizian member charged in border agent’s killing
By HOLLY RAMER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont in the latest Trump administration push for more federal executions. Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Washington state, is among a group of radical computer scientists focused on veganism, gender identity and artif…
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