close
close

A strange connection found between the death of Vermont border agent and the homicide of CA

A strange connection found between the death of Vermont border agent and the homicide of CA

Less than a week after a Seattle woman was accused in relation to the fatal shooting of a border patrol agent of the United States in Vermont, a Seattle man was arrested and accused of murder in northern California, and It seems that the two arrests are related.

The officers of the Sheriff’s Office of the Solano County confirmed that Curtis Lind, an 82 -year -old owner, was stabbed to death. At approximately 12:40 am January 17. Maximilian Snyder, 22, was arrested in Redding, California, and accused of Lind’s murder in the Superior Court of the Solano County, according to judicial documents obtained by The Seattle Times.

While executing a history verification in Snyder and grouped the previous legal documentation with respect to the suspect, it was revealed that Snyder had requested a marriage license last November to Teresa Youngblut, 21, a resident of Seattle who was a former classmate of high school. Youngblut was arrested only one week before for its participation in the shooting and the subsequent death of the Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44. Maland died on January 20 during a shooting in a Vermont city near the Canadian border called Coventry.

More wa crime: King County Prison end the reserve restrictions of the minor crime in the middle of personnel profits

Currently, Youngblut faces two charges of weapons: the intentional use of a mortal weapon while assaulting or interferes by force with the Federal Police, and the use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to an assault with a deadly weapon .

Youngblut’s connection with Snyder

Youngblut and Snyder attended Lagos School together. Lakeside School is a 5-12 private elementary school in North Seattle, famous for being where Bill Gates and Paul Allen met for the first time.

Snyder graduated in 2020 and Youngblut graduated two years later. Snyder studied computer science and philosophy in Oxford, according to his LinkedIn profile now discovered, while Youngblut attended the University of Washington (UW).

While there is no confirmation that the couple officially married after requesting a marriage license last November, the neighbors told The Seattle Times that the couple had moved in recent months. His marriage application listed a Kirkland address.

Last May, Youngblut’s parents informed the Seattle Police Department (SPD) that was missing. In the account, first reported by The Seattle TimesThey said that he had left home with canvas bags full of personal belongings, including his passport and medical records.

According Open VallejoThe two followed a maritime and self -written ideology of “vegan site” that began in the Bay area. The ideology had connections with violence, according to police records, an interview with a person familiar with the group and social networks and blog posts reviewed by Open Vallejo.

A motion presented by the United States prosecutor for the Vermont district claimed that Youngblut had been in frequent contact with “a person of interest in a homicide investigation in Vallejo, California,” according to The Association press. The suspect of homicides from Vallejo was also previously arrested but not accused in relation to a double homicide in Pennsylvania, according to federal prosecutors.

Youngblut’s arrest after Vermont shooting

Yungblut was traveling with Felix Bauckholt, a German citizen, and the couple had been under surveillance for several days. The researchers had been conducting a “periodic surveillance” by Youngblut and Bauckholt since January 14 after an employee in a hotel where concerns were reported after seeing Youngblut wearing a weapon and she and Bauuckholt with black tactical equipment.

According to an affidavit of the FBI obtained by Associated Press, a border agent stopped Youngblut and Bauckholt in the 91 (I-91) interstate to perform an immigration inspection.

Youngblut, who had been driving Bauckholt’s car, came out and opened fire against Malend and other officers without prior notice, the FBI alleged. Bauckholt tried to draw a gun but was shot, declared the affidavit. Bauckholt was killed during the shooting.

Tax: The woman accused of killing the border patrol agent was in contact with the suspect of homicides

At least one border agent shot Youngblut and Bauckholt, but the authorities have not specified who they hit who hit who.

During a car search after the shooting, the authorities found cell phones wrapped in aluminum foil, a ballistic helmet, night vision glasses, respirators and ammunition, said the FBI. They also found a package of shooting field objectives, including some that had been used, bidirectional radios, approximately a dozen “electronic devices”, travel and accommodation information for multiple states, and an apparent magazine.

“This investigation is still very active and the legal process continues,” said FBI spokeswoman Sarah Ruane, in a statement last weekend.

Tragic death of agent Maland

David Maland, the United States border patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border, was a veteran military who worked in security service in the Pentagon during the time of the attacks of 11 September, his family said.

“He was a devout agent who served with honor and courage,” said a family statement provided to Associated Press on Wednesday night. “I had tremendous respect and pride for the work he did; He really embodied the service on oneself. “

More about agent Maland: The border patrol agent killed in Vermont worked in the Pentagon during September 11, says the family

Maland was also a veteran of the United States Air Force, confirmed the FBI.

This is a developing story, re -consults updates.

Contributing: The Associated Press

Frank Sumrall is a content editor in Mynorthwest and producer of the podcast seattle sehawks, The restart with Gee Scott. You can read your stories here And you can send an email here.