The woman is said to be connected to the death of an American border patrol agent In the north of Vermont Used a gun bought by someone who was important for a person for a double murder in Pennsylvania and California, federal prosecutors revealed Monday.
Teresa Youngblut, 21, is confronted with two arms costs in connection with the death of border patrol agent David Maland, 44, who died on January 20 during a deadly traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont. She had traveled with Felix Bauckholt, a German citizen who was murdered.
According to public prosecutors, the gun used by Youngblut and the one who wore Bauckholt was linked to a third person in Vermont. The buyer, said public prosecutors, is a person important in A double murder investigation In Pennsylvania the American lawyer Michael Drescher said.
That person is also important in a murder investigation in Vallejo, California, said federal prosecutors. No other details have been provided.
German national suspect identified in killing the American border patrol in Vermont
David Maland, a native veteran in Minnesota and the American Air Force Veteran, worked as a Borderpatrouille agent at the Newport Station of the US Customs and Border Protection. He spent nine years in the army and 15 worked for the federal government. (US Border Patrol)
Drescher asked the judge on Monday to keep Youngblut in prison, claiming that she is a danger to the community and a risk risk.
“The possession of the suspect and the use of a firearm, in combination with her travel schedule and associations, suggests that it is a current and substantial danger to the community that could not be tackled by a condition or a combination of conditions of pretrial release, “DESCHER wrote.
Authorities said earlier that Youngblut and Bauckholt traveled with a Large collection of weapons And tactical equipment, including 48 rounds of .380 caliber jacket with hollow point ammunition, a ballistic helmet and night vision equipment.
A Border Patrol agent moves a robot machine next to Border Patrol vehicle on Southbound Route 91 near Newport Vermont, where an American border patrol agent was shot, Monday, January 20, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)
Maland was shot and killed during an immigration inspection In Coventry, Vermont. At the time, Bauckholt seemed to have an expired visa, but researchers later confirmed that his visa was current, the FBI said.
At a certain point during the traffic stop, Youngblut shot the agents, so that at least one was put forward to shoot back, according to judicial documents that were previously obtained by FOX News.
Border Patrol Agent killed in Vermont identified
“An originally peaceful interaction between the border patrouille of the United States and the occupants of a vehicle were confronting on the basis of the behavior of the suspect, and then escalated unnecessary and inexplicable to fatal violence,” said prosecutors in a Monday.
Maland, a native veteran in Minnesota and the American Air Force Veteran, worked as a border patrouille agent at the Newport Station of the American Customs and Border Protection.
This undated statue thanks to Joan Maland shows our border patrol agent David Maland, who was killed on Monday, January 20, 2025, after a traffic stop in Vermont. (David Maland/Joan Maland via AP)
Youngblut made her first court appeared on Monday In Burlington, Vermont.
“This research remains very active and the legal process continues,” said FBI spokesperson Sarah Ruane.
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Fox News Digital has contacted the American court in Burlington and the office of the American lawyers for the Vermont district for comment.
Audrey Conklin and The Associated Press from FOX News have contributed to this report.
