Alleged Leader Of Cult Like-Group Zizians Arrested After Group Is Linked To Mutiple Murders

Maryland State Police have arrested the alleged leader of a cultlike group called the Zizians.

The leader of the group, Jack Lasota, 34, was arrested in Pennsylvania and has been charged with “trespassing, obstructing and hindering and possession of a handgun in the vehicle.”

The Zizians have been linked to teh murder of of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland.

The group has also been connected to five other murders in Vermont, Pennsylvania, and California.

Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike 'Zizian' group linked to multiple killings in the US https://t.co/8FmwgVHB8r

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2025

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Here’s what AP reported:

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 Monday.

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Jack Lasota, 34, was arrested 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 the two is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allegany District Court.

The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California.

Maland, 44, was killed in a Jan. 20 shootout following a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont, a small town about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Canadian border.

Officials have offered few details of the cross-country investigation, which broke open after the Jan. 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.

Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the US https://t.co/TMvQz5QI5e

— wvlt (@wvlt) February 18, 2025

Per WBFF:

The leader of the so-called “Zizians” – a cultlike group that is connected to a series of violent incidents across the country – has been arrested in Allegany County, Maryland.

Officers apprehended leader Jack Lasota, 34 and Michelle Zajko, 33 for charges of trespassing and possession of a handgun, according to records. However, the circumstances surrounding their arrests remain unclear.

The California-based group is tied to an attempted murder and six killings, including the shooting death of Border Patrol Agent David Maland who was killed during an exchange of gunfire in Vermont, 20 miles from the Canadian border.

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