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A human hunt is underway for a 32 -year -old woman suspected of buying the guns used in the Murder of a Vermont border patrol agent Last week, according to a report.
The law enforcement agencies in several states are looking for Michelle J. Zajko, who is considered “armed and dangerous,” said Albany’s Times union, citing police records.
United States Border Patrol Agent David “Chris” Maland He was shot dead near the border of Canada-Vermont on January 20 and, four days later, Teresa Youngblut, 21, was arrested.
“The district of the Office of the Prosecutor of the United States of Vermont has accused Youngblut of assault on a federal law agent,” said the FBI office in Albany at that time. “Our hearts remain with our partners in US border patrol. UU. Swanton sector while crying this tremendous loss. ”
David Maland, a native of Minnesota and veteran of the United States Air Force, worked as a border patrol agent at the Customs Newport Station and US border protection. UU. (Border patrol of the United States)
Maland was shot dead during a Youngblut traffic stop between Newport and Orleans, Vermont. His passenger, Felix Bauckholt, was also armed, but was shot dead by federal agents after Youngblut opened fire.
Zajko supposedly bought .40 caliber and caliber guns .380 in February 2024 in Mount Tabor, Vermont, which were used in Maland’s shooting, The Times Union reported, citing judicial documents.
Zajko is also considered a “person of interest” in a double murder in Pennsylvania and another murder in California, prosecutors revealed, without appointing her.
A border patrol agent moves a robotic device next to a border patrol vehicle on Route 91 to the south, near Newport, vt., Where a border patrol agent of the United States was shot dead. January 20, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)
Maland, a native of Minnesota and veteran of the United States Air For The federal government.
He was also a K-9 manager and previously served as a border patrol agent in Texas, near the southern border, Maland’s family told Associated Press.
“On January 20, 2025, at approximately 3:00 pm, a border patrol agent of the United States and uniformed began a stop of a 2015 Toyota Prius hatchback with (a) North Carolina Plate … To carry out an immigration inspection while driving southern the interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont, “a criminal complaint of the FBI obtained by Fox News State.
“The registered owner of the vehicle, Felix Baukholt, citizen of Germany, seemed to have a visa expired in a database of the National Security Department. Youngblut drove the PRIus, and Baukholt was the only passenger in the PRIus.
Teresa Youngblut, accused by the FBI in the border patrol agent of the death of the United States, David Maland, at the Newport City Inn office on January 14, 2025, in Newport, vt., In a fixed photograph of A video box released by the INN. , which confirmed his identity. (Associated Press)
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“Between approximately 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm, the agents reported shooting on the scene,” added the affidavit. “The border supervision patrol agent, Cameron Thompson, was notified of the incident and responded to the stop scene, reaching 3:35 pm
“He spoke with two of the border patrol agents involved in the incident. They described that both Baukholt and Youngblut possessed firearms and that Youngblut drew and fired a gun towards at least one of the uniformed border patrol agents without prior notice when He was outside the driver of El Prius driver. ”
Fox News Digital has communicated with the FBI Albany office.
Greg Norman of Fox News contributed to this report.
