The fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont and a murder in Northern California appear to be related.
Federal prosecutors say a Washington state woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania and California.
A 21-year-old Washington state woman faces two weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.
Agent David “Chris” Maland died in a shooting following a traffic stop, the FBI said. A second person killed in the incident was a German national in the country on a current visa, authorities said.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.
"On Monday, January 20, Border Patrol Agent David C. Maland passed away in the line of duty. Agent Maland succumbed to injuries caused by gunfire following a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s thoughts and prayers are with Agent Maland’s family during this difficult time."
Washington state woman Teresa Youngblut arrested by FBI for the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland in Vermont
COVENTRY, Vt. (TNND) — A 21-year-old Washington state woman has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, according to the FBI. Teresa Youngblut was charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer in Monday's killing of 44-year-old David "Chris" Maland.
One person now faces charges in the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. And we're learning more about the shootout. Our Ike Bendavid reports.
A criminal complaint filed in federal court accuses Teresa Youngblut of assault as Agent David Maland's casket brought to Colonie for flight home to Minnesota.
A motion to detain Teresa Youngblut shows that the guns were purchased in Vermont by a person named a person of interest in a Pennsylvania homicide investigation.