'Tech genius' leader of vegan trans cult is arrested linked to six deaths across America

Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the leader of the ominous Bay Area vegan trans ‘death cult’ known as the ‘Zizans,’ was arrested after months on the run. 

LaSota, 33, who uses she/her pronouns, was taken into custody on Sunday evening in Allegany County, Maryland. 

She has been arrested for trespassing on private property, obstructing a law enforcement officer, and possessing a handgun in her vehicle, according to jail records reviewed by DailyMail.com.

Michelle Zajko, a 32-year-old cult member, was also taken into custody for trespassing, obstructing law enforcement, resisting arrest, and carrying a handgun, as indicated in records.

Additionally, Daniel Blank, 26, another cult member, was arrested for trespassing on private property and obstructing law enforcement, as per records.

The three have been on the run since 2023 after they were found by officers in Chester City, Pennsylvania conducting a search warrant after Zajko’s parents,  Rita and Richard Zajko, were found shot to death in their home on January 2 of that year, SF Gate reported. 

About a week after their deaths, LaSota, Zajko and Blank were each found in separate rooms of a hotel.  

LaSota was charged with obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct and was eventually released on bail after five months behind bars. Zajko and Blank were not charged, and since LaSota’s release, the three disappeared. 

Jack 'Ziz' LaSota, 33, the leader of a vegan trans 'death cult' was arrested on Sunday evening after months on the run

Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, 33, the leader of a vegan trans ‘death cult’ was arrested on Sunday evening after months on the run

Michelle Zajko, 32 a member of the cult, was also arrested on similar charges, as well as resisting or interfering with an arrest

Michelle Zajko, 32 a member of the cult, was also arrested on similar charges, as well as resisting or interfering with an arrest

The agent, David Maland, 44, was shot in the neck around 3.15pm on January 20 in Newport while performing a traffic stop, according to authorities. 

Teresa Youngbult was arrested following the violent shootout, which also left German national Felix Bauckholt, also known as Ophelia, dead. They are allegedly members of the ‘Zizans’ cult.  

Youngbult was arrested and is currently facing federal firearms charges in connection to his death. 

Zajko is also reportedly connected to Maland’s death, as she allegedly purchased the handgun youngblut used in the shootout, the Baltimore Banner reported. 

Authorities in Vermont said that weapon was purchased by the same person who bought the firearm used in the murder of Zajko’s parents years earlier, according to court records.  

Another member, Daniel Blank, 26, was also arrested. He faces charges of trespassing on private property and obstruction and hindering, records show

Another member, Daniel Blank, 26, was also arrested. He faces charges of trespassing on private property and obstruction and hindering, records show

LaSota is allegedly linked to six deaths across the country, including the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, David Maland, 44, who shot and killed last month in Virginia

LaSota is allegedly linked to six deaths across the country, including the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, David Maland, 44, who shot and killed last month in Virginia 

Federal authorities recently searched a home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they suspected the three were staying, the outlet reported. 

This is a breaking news story, and will be updated.  

 

 

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