The apparent leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians has been arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group, Maryland State Police said on Monday.
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Jack Lasota, 34, was arrested on Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania. They face multiple charges including trespassing, obstructing and hindering, and possession of a handgun in the vehicle.
A bail hearing for the two is scheduled for Tuesday morning at Allegany District Court.
The Zizians have been tied to the killing of US Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January and five other murders in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California.
Maland, 44, was killed in a January 20 shoot-out after a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont, a small town about 20 miles (32km) from the Canadian border.
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Officials have offered few details of the cross-country investigation, which began after the January 20 shooting death of Maland. Associated Press interviews and a review of court records and online postings tell the story of how a group of young, highly intelligent computer scientists, most of them in their 20s and 30s, met online, shared anarchist beliefs, and became increasingly violent.