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https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/zizian-cult-trans-jack-amadeus-ziz-lasota-vegan-leader-t0lkqzqv5

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The alleged leader of a cult-like group linked to six deaths across the US has been arrested in Maryland.

The “Zizians” are said to include young computer scientists with high IQs and anarchist beliefs, some of whom are reported to have worked at Nasa and Google.

The group made international headlines last month when one alleged member was arrested and another killed after a traffic stop by border patrol in Vermont escalated into a shooting. David Maland, a law enforcement officer, was killed during the confrontation.

Jack Amadeus “Ziz” LaSota, described as the group’s leader, was on the run along with three followers, according to police, while three others were arrested on murder charges.

The FBI said Teresa Youngblut, 21, had been charged with the death of Maland. The alleged Zizian member also killed in the shooting was named as Felix Bauckholt, a 26-year-old German. Jessica Taylor, a woman who knew Bauckholt, described the Zizians as a group of “highly intelligent, transgender, vegan” individuals.

LaSota, 34, has been in custody since Sunday, held on charges including “trespass on private property, handgun in vehicle and obstructing and hindering”, according to Allegany County sheriff’s office records. LaSota, who is originally from Alaska, has previously identified as a transgender woman, but is listed in the sheriff’s database as male.