Teresa Youngblut, 21, has been charged in the killing of Vermont-based Border Patrol Agent David Maland, which occurred on Monday.

A Washington state woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont on Monday.

A United States Border Agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News has confirmed.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent David “Chris” Maland, 44, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near the Canadian border Monday. He is a native of Blue Earth and graduate of Fairmont High School in Minnesota.

The United States Attorney's Office said Teresa Youngblut, believed to be from Washington state, has been charged with one count of using a deadly weapon while assaulting a border patrol agent, and one count of using and discharging a firearm.

A 21-year-old woman was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting a US Border Patrol agent to death in Vermont on Monday, according to authorities and legal filings.

The suspects in the killing of a U.S. border agent were identified as Teresa Youngblut of Washington state, and Felix Bauckholt, a German national.

COVENTRY, Vt. (TNND) — A 21-year-old Washington state woman has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, according to the FBI. Teresa Youngblut was charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer in Monday's killing of 44-year-old David "Chris" Maland.

According to the charging affidavit, during the afternoon of January 20, 2025, a United States Border Patrol agent initiated a traffic stop of a Toyota Prius on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont. The car was occupied by Youngblut and a man who was a citizen of Germany and whose immigration status was in question.

Officials have released new information that identifies the person who allegedly shot and killed United States Border Agent David "Chris" Matland in northern Vermont earlier this week.Court documents obtained by NBC5 show that 21-year-old Teresa Youngblut has been charged in federal court with using a deadly weapon to assault,

The FBI says the woman and a German man who died in the firefight had been under surveillance for several days.