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Zizians Group Member to Be Arraigned on Murder Charge in Vermont Border Agent’s Death
Teresa Youngblut is charged with federal murder of a border agent amid a radical group's crimes spanning multiple states; prosecutors seek the death penalty.
- Teresa Youngblut, a 21-year-old from Seattle and member of the cultlike Zizians group, is scheduled to be arraigned for fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont on January 20, 2025.
- Authorities had monitored Youngblut and Felix Bauckholt for several days after reports of them carrying guns and wearing tactical gear before the shooting on Interstate 91 triggered a deadly response from an agent.
- During the incident, Youngblut fired at border agents after they stopped her vehicle, leading to the death of Bauckholt and Youngblut's injury; both individuals were associated with Jack LaSota, a gender-diverse individual known as Ziz who influenced a group of young anarchist-minded computer scientists.
- Last month, prosecutors filed updated charges against Youngblut, including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and related firearms violations, and intend to pursue the death penalty despite Vermont having abolished it in 1972.
- The group is connected to six deaths spanning three states, including involvement in incidents targeting a landlord in California and additional criminal offenses, highlighting an extensive federal probe into their violent conduct.
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Zizians group member to be arraigned on murder charge in Vermont border agent's death
A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is set to make her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against her.
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