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A 22-year-old woman, Teresa Youngblut, faces federal murder charges in the fatal shooting of Border Patrol Agent David Maland during a January 2025 traffic stop on I-91. Prosecutors seek the death penalty if convicted, but her defense argues the stop was pretextual — initiated under false pretenses after authorities had already been surveilling her and co-driver Felix Bauckholt, a German national on a valid visa. Officers waited over 30 minutes before using force, resulting in the deaths of both men and Youngblut’s injury. Defense attorneys are demanding full cell phone records from officers, raising alarms about evidence tampering and inconsistent officer accounts — some even retained counsel immediately after the shooting. Youngblut and Bauckholt were tied to the Zizians, a radical offshoot of the Rationalist movement linked to multiple nationwide homicides, with beliefs spanning veganism, gender identity, and AI fears.

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