Washington woman charged in fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent in Vermont

The suspects progressive successful the fatal shooting of a national agent adjacent the Canadian borderline earlier this week have been identified arsenic a pistillate from Washington State and a German national, some of whom had been nether surveillance successful the days starring up to the deadly encounter.

Teresa Youngblut, 21, has been charged successful national tribunal with utilizing a deadly limb to assault, defy oregon impede national instrumentality enforcement, and different number of battle with a deadly limb successful transportation with the gunfire successful Vermont connected Monday afternoon.

She was allegedly down the instrumentality of a bluish Pius pulled implicit by Border Patrol agents, among them David Maland, on Interstate 91 successful Coventry, a tiny municipality astir 20 miles from the border.

Officers astatine the clip suspected Felix Baukholt, a German nationalist successful the rider spot of the Prius, had an expired visa, according to an FBI affidavit.

At 1 constituent during the postulation stop, Youngblut allegedly opened fire connected the radical of agents. Baukholt excessively tried to propulsion retired a weapon, but helium was changeable earlier helium could usage it.

Authorities said astatine slightest 1 FBI cause also fired his weapon, but it’s not wide whose bullets deed whom.

Baukholt was pronounced dormant connected the country portion Maland, 44, was rushed to a adjacent hospital. A subject seasoned and long-serving national officer, Maland died astir an hour later, constabulary said.

Law enforcement travel a hearse carrying fallen borderline patrol cause David Maland from the UVM Medical Center morgue to a ceremonial location successful Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (WCAX via AP)

Youngblut was besides wounded successful the gunfire and remains hospitalized. According to the FBI, some she and Baukolt had been nether “periodic surveillance” since Jan. 14, aft the bureau was alerted to concerns reported by an worker astatine a edifice wherever the brace were staying. The tipster said they were some astatine 1 constituent wearing all-black tactical cogwheel and that Youngblut had been carrying astir a gun.

When investigators tried to question the duo, who said they were successful the country looking to bargain property, they declined to person an extended conversation, the FBI said.

Authorities aboriginal recovered a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition successful the car, on with a bundle of shooting scope targets, immoderate of which were used. They besides recovered two-way radios, astir a twelve “electronic devices,” question and lodging accusation for aggregate states, and an evident journal.

With News Wire Services