Cult leaders and members related to the murder of a cult leader and arrested Vermont CBP agent
Another member of the fringe group of questionable leaders and vegan activists on the West Coast, A series of crimes And the murder of a Border Patrol agent was arrested.
Maryland Police We have confirmed to Fox News Digital that Jack “Ziz” Lasota, 34, of Pennsylvania Media, 32, is 32, of Pennsylvania Media. David “Chris” Maran.
Police say that after 2:30pm on February 16, Lasota was arrested for arrest, obstruction, obstruction and vehicle firearms, and in addition to resisting arrest, he was arrested on the same charge, and the person’s handgun was He said he was arrested on the same charge. Frostburg, Maryland.
Both Lasota and Zaico link to a cult-like group known as “Gijian.” The group believed in artistic intelligence theory, ethical reasoning and veganism, previously reported by the Boston Globe and cited the pair’s former friend Jessica Taylor.
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The obvious leader of a cult-like group known as Gigian was arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group, Maryland State Police said Monday. (Aregany County Detention Center)
“They have criticism of this kind of anarchist vegan society,” Taylor told the outlet, “Your society is disapproved of your society, but your society may cause violence everywhere. “No,” he said he believed.
The THR group is linked to the murder of Agent Maland near the Canadian border in January and five other murders in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California.
Following the murder of Maran, a nationwide manhunt was launched for Zaiko.
This undated image shows Border Patrol David Malland, who was killed on Monday, January 20, 2025, after a traffic stop in Vermont. (Joan Maland via David Maland/AP)
A Minnesota native and Air Force veteran, Maran worked as an agent for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He worked in the military for nine years and 15 years in the federal government.
It is still unknown what brought members of the group to Vermont.
German National Felix “Ophelia” Buckholt and Washington University student Teresa “Milo” Consuelo Young Broth allegedly shot Marans down near the Vermont Canadian border during a traffic stop.
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Previous mug shots of Michelle J. Zaico (FBI)
Zajko is said to have purchased a .40 caliber and .380 caliber handgun in Mount Tabor, Vermont in February 2024. Maran’s shooting, The Albany Times Union reported earlier, citing court documents.
Zaico is also considered a “person of interest” in double murders in Pennsylvania and another murder in California, prosecutors revealed without naming her.
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Police added that they are working in conjunction with federal law enforcement partners and the Alleghany County State Attorney’s Office as the investigation continues.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Brie Stimson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, murder, national crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com