A man accused of murder in California appears to have sought a marriage license with a woman charged in connection with the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, adding a new layer to an already complex investigation.
The woman, Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Washington state, faces two weapons charges in connection with the Jan. 20 death of Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44. Meanwhile, Maximilian Snyder, 22, was arrested in Vallejo, California, last week and charged with murder.
Marriage License Raises New Questions
Court records indicate that Youngblut and Snyder obtained a marriage license in November 2023 in King County, Washington. It is unclear if they were legally married.
Federal prosecutors have not confirmed Snyder’s role in the Vermont case but noted that Youngblut had frequent contact with a “person of interest” in a Vallejo homicide investigation.
When asked about Snyder’s involvement, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont responded:
“As a general policy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont does not comment on ongoing cases beyond the public record.”
Connections to Border Patrol Shooting and Homicides
Youngblut was traveling with Felix Bauckholt, a German national who was killed in the Jan. 20 shooting that left Agent Maland dead. The FBI had been tracking both Bauckholt and Youngblut for several days before the shooting.
Before arriving in Vermont, the pair had been renting separate units in the same North Carolina neighborhood. Their landlord, who wished to remain anonymous, described them as suspicious:
“They were always wearing black, and in the back of my mind, this entire time, I’m just thinking, ‘What is going on with these people?’”
The landlord recalled that Bauckholt had tried to secure a long-term lease, and box trucks were frequently parked outside the units.
“There were times I would come to get the trash, and as I’m coming up the driveway, he’d be crawling out of the cab,” the landlord said.
Snyder’s California Murder Charge
Snyder was arrested on Jan. 26 in Vallejo, California, and charged with murdering Curtis Lind, a witness in an ongoing criminal case. Prosecutors allege Lind was killed with a knife to either silence or retaliate against him.
A GoFundMe page for Lind states he was attacked on his property on Jan. 17 and later died.
According to U.S. Attorney Michael Drescher, Youngblut had been in frequent contact with Snyder, linking the two cases.
Strange Findings in Rental Property
As the investigation unfolds, new details from Youngblut’s rental in North Carolina have raised eyebrows.
During a recent cold snap, the landlord checked on Youngblut’s unit and discovered a medical stretcher in her living room.
“The hair on the back of my neck is still up, and I just can’t believe it’s being connected to my Airbnb,” the landlord said.
Youngblut appeared in federal court in Vermont on Monday and is scheduled for a detention hearing on Thursday. Snyder remains in custody in California.
