US EditionProsecutors 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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AG Bondi Seeking Death Penalty for Cult Member Who Killed VT Border Agent
Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 21-year-old Seattle woman accused of fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a January traffic stop in Vermont, the Justice Department announced Thursday. A federal grand jury in the District of Vermont returned a four-count superseding indictment charging Teresa Youngblut with the murder of a federal law enforcement officer, the assault of two additional agents with a deadly weapo…
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