A series of violent conflicts across the United States were thought to be linked to members of the Fringe group known as the Zizians. Pennsylvania double murder.
Seven people are currently in custody in connection with a vast web of crime. This was seen more this week after three people were arrested for trespassing in Maryland.
Law enforcement and news media coverage linked these individuals to “Zizians.” This is the name of a follower of someone known as “Ziz” and blogs about self-improvement, ethics and artificial intelligence. The group's goals are not entirely clear, but online writing about their beliefs touches on veganism, artificial intelligence and gender identity.
The latest arrest in Maryland sparks new attention to rashes in cases across the state's borders, and prosecutors say they have a group leader in custody on trespassing and weapons charges. I stated. The legal representatives listed in the court records of some defendants were not immediately able to reach them and did not have any comments.
This is what we know.
Three will be held on Maryland's trespassing charges.
On February 16, law enforcement in Allegany County, Maryland, 34-year-old Jack Lasota, Michelle Zaico, 32, Daniel Blanc, 26, Frostburg, Maryland, in a small city about 130 miles west of Baltimore. He was arrested for the incident. . Lasota and Zaico were accused of trespassing, obstructing and possessing a handgun. Blank was not faced with a weapon charge but was arrested on other charges, while Zaiko was charged with resisting arrest.
They were located after residents reported that they had requested three “suspect” people of his property to camp for a month, according to CNN. When police arrived, two of the suspects were sitting in box trucks wearing gun belts with ammunition, the Associated Press and ABC 6 reported by ABC 6 in Philadelphia. A search for the truck discovered a long rifle on the back and a handgun on the floorboard.
As detailed by the AP and ABC 6, the complaint in the case stated that “all subjects involved should be questioned regarding other crimes that have occurred across the country.” County prosecutors and local law enforcement agencies did not respond to repeated requests for details regarding the arrest.
On February 18, prosecutors said Jack Lasota, also known as Ziz, “appears to be the leader of an extremist group known as Zizians,” and is linked to multiple killings, the Associated Press reported. . Alleghany County State Attorney James Elliott said he heard that Lasota had falsified his death. During the hearing, Lasota denied doing something wrong and expressed a “moderate delirium” due to a lack of food.
According to Zizians.info, Lasota's beliefs focus on overturning moral norms, practicing extreme veganism and embracing the concept of the brain hemisphere of gender. The group itself does not appear to have an official online presence other than the old blog posts.
The three defendants will be taken into custody without bail and will then appear in court on March 24th.
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In January, federal authorities arrested Theresa Young Brute in connection with a conflict that led to a fatal shooting of the U.S. Border Patrol in Coventry, Virginia.
The Border Patrol said Young Brute drew a handgun during a routine traffic stop on January 20th and fired it at the agent without warning. Crossfire.
Theresa Youngbrute has not been filed with murder in connection with Maland's death, but has been charged with assaulting federal law enforcement officials with a deadly weapon. Young Brute is in custody without bail and will face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and the maximum sentence in prison if convicted, federal prosecutors said.
According to the FBI affidavit, Youngblut and Bauckholt were under surveillance for nearly a week after the shooting occurred. Investigators said they found tactical gear, night vision goggles and magazines, magazines packed with cartridges and ammunition into the vehicle after the shooting.
The Alcohol Bureau, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Task Force Agent reveals that the firearms carried by the two on the day of the shooting were purchased by third party Michelle Zaico, who was later arrested in Maryland. I did. Zajko was also “an interested person” in an investigation into a double homicide in Delaware County, Pennsylvania on December 31, 2022, according to an ATF complaint. The victim was Zaiko's parents.
Zajko faces federal accusations of making false statements to gun licensees by providing a fake address when purchasing a gun.
Prosecutors also tied Theresa Youngbrute to the fourth person, and was named Maximilian Snyder, who was arrested in connection with the murder in Valleyjo, California, in court records cited in police and news reports.
The landlord is stabbed twice in California.
Snyder is accused of fatal stabbing wounds of 82-year-old Curtis Lind on January 17th. The 82-year-old landlord was scheduled to testify this spring against two former tenants, Suri Dao and Alexander Leemham.
Lind survived previous attempts in his life in November 2022. At that time, Dao, Leesam and their companion Emma Boranian ambushed him several times, stabbing him multiple times, and was thrust into his chest, according to family accounts. I posted an online and a news report on Open Vallejo. Lind was hospitalized for a month and lost his right eye in the attack.
The 31-year-old Bolchanian was killed during the altercation when Lind shot a trio of attackers, according to media reports and court documents. News reports show Dao and Lezam face murder charges for the death of a Boranian and the previous stabbing of Lind, with a trial date set for April 2.
According to ABC 7 San Francisco, the complaints filed against Maximilian Snyder, referring to the second fatal attack, were that Lind was “deliberately killed with the aim of preventing testimony in a criminal case” or He said he was intentionally killed to retaliate for his testimony.
Public records show that Snyder and Teresa Young Brute applied for a marriage license in King County, Washington in November.
While Young Brute was in Vermont prison, Snyder was held without bail in California and charged with murder with a deadly weapon.
Questions remain in a double murder in Pennsylvania.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, 72-year-old Richard Zaico and 69-year-old Rita Zaico were found dead in their home in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania in January 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Their child, Michelle Zaico, was questioned by police on December 31, 2022 in a murder case, according to court documents.
While searching for the hotel room where Michelle Zaico was staying for the funeral, police found a 9mm gun and five boxes of ammunition. The firearm traces showed that Michelle Zaico purchased it in Vermont in February 2022, according to court documents.
In 2023, Gigian leader Jack Lasota, who was arrested in Maryland, was obstructed and disorderly conduct when police issued a search warrant in connection with a double murder at an address in Chester, Pennsylvania. was indicted in record.
Lasota, who was in his hotel room when police arrived to enforce the warrant, was limp, closed his eyes and refused to follow police orders, authorities said. It was not the first time that Lasota was told he was trying to block law enforcement. In August 2022, Lasota was reported missing and dead in a boat accident in the San Francisco Bay. He lived in Pennsylvania more than a year later.
