The so-called leader and another group of vegan activists on the West Coast with A series of crimes Border Patrol murder was arrested.
Maryland Police Jack “Ziz” Lasota of Berkeley, California, 34, Michelle Zajko, 32, of Pennsylvania Media, another arrested Sunday afternoon on charges of unrelated murder of the U.S. Border Patrol murder David “Chris” Maland.
Police said that shortly after 2:30 pm on February 16, Rasota was arrested and charged with trespassing, blocking and obstructing and guns in the vehicle, while Zajko was arrested in addition to resisting arrest, which Zajko was arrested for arrest. Arrested and arrested the same charges and handguns in the pistol of the man. Frostburg, Maryland.
Both Lasota and Zajko are associated with cult groups known as “Zizian”. The Boston Globe previously reported that the group believed in human intelligence theory, moral reasoning and vegetarianism, citing reports from the couple’s former friend, Jessica Taylor.
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Maryland State Police said Monday that the leader of an apparent cult known as Zizian was arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group. (Allegany County Detention Center)
“They have this vegan criticism of society that is anarchist,” Taylor told the media, believing that “you may suffer some violence that your society disapproves, but your society will be violent everywhere.”
The THR group is linked to the agents who killed Marland near the Canadian border in January and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California.
After Malan was murdered, he launched a nationwide launch for Zajko.
Vermont Border Patrol Agent allegedly working at the Pentagon during 9/11
This undated image shows us Border Patrol Agent David Maland, who was killed on Monday, January 20, 2025 after a traffic stop in Vermont. (David Maland/Joan Maland via AP)
Maland, a Minnesota native and Air Force veteran, worked as a Border Patrol agent at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Newport Station. He worked in the military for nine years and 15 years for the federal government.
It is not clear what brought the group members to Vermont.
German country Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt and University of Washington student Teresa “Milo” Consuelo Youngblut allegedly shot Maland near the Canadian-Vermont border during a traffic stop on January 20.
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Previous photographer of Michelle J. Zajko (FBI)
Zajko allegedly purchased a .40-caliber and .380-caliber handgun in Tabor, Vermont in February 2024 Malan’s gunshots The Albany Times union previously reported that court documents.
Prosecutors revealed that Zajko was also considered a “interested person” in a double murder in Pennsylvania and a “interested person” in another murder in California.
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Police added that as the investigation continues, they are coordinating with federal law enforcement partners and the state attorney’s office.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Brie Stimson of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
Stepheny Price is a writer at Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, state crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
