Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont

At the time, Baukholt appeared to person an expired visa, according to a Department of Homeland Security database, but investigators aboriginal confirmed that his visa was current, the FBI said Friday.

Youngblut, who had been driving Baukholt’s car, got retired and opened occurrence connected Maland and different officers without warning, the FBI alleges. Baukholt tried to gully a weapon but was shot, the affidavit states.At slightest 1 borderline cause fired connected Youngblut and Baukholt, but authorities haven’t specified whose bullets deed whom.

“The events starring to this prosecution tragically show however the men and women of instrumentality enforcement regularly enactment their lives connected the enactment arsenic they effort to support our communities and our state safe,” acting US Attorney Michael Drescher said successful a statement. “We mean to grant them, and the representation of Border Patrol Agent Maland, by performing our prosecutorial duties truthful that justness whitethorn beryllium done.”

Investigators had been performing “periodic surveillance” of Youngblut and Baukholt since Jan. 14 aft an worker astatine a edifice wherever they were staying reported concerns aft seeing Youngblut carrying a weapon and she and Baukholt wearing achromatic tactical gear, according to the affidavit. Investigators tried to question the duo, who said they were successful the country looking to bargain spot but declined to person an extended conversation, the FBI said.

About 2 hours earlier the shooting, investigators watched Baukholt exit a Walmart successful Newport, which is conscionable northbound of Coventry, with 2 packages of aluminum foil. According to the affidavit, helium was seen wrapping unidentifiable objects portion seated successful the rider seat. During a hunt of the car aft the shootout, authorities recovered cellphones wrapped successful foil, a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition, the FBI said.

The besides recovered a bundle of shooting scope targets, including immoderate that had been used, two-way radios, astir a twelve “electronic devices,” question and lodging accusation for aggregate states, and an evident journal.

The nationalist defender’s bureau that volition beryllium representing Youngblut did not respond to a voicemail seeking further information. A antheral reached astatine a telephone listing for Youngblut’s household successful Washington authorities identified himself arsenic Youngblut’s gramps and declined to comment. No 1 answered the doorway astatine homes successful Seattle and Redmond, Washington, associated with Youngblut’s name, and neighbors declined to comment.

Maland’s aunt, Joan Maland, declined connected behalf of his household to remark connected the arrest. The household issued a connection expressing gratitude for the enactment they’ve received. “To deliberation radical who ne'er knew David Christopher Maland personally would scope retired with condolences and beauteous words of enactment has been beyond our imagintation,” they said. “From the bottommost of our hearts, convey you. Our grief continues, delight proceed to commune for us.”