A Washington state woman has been ordered to be held without bail in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

The recent murder of an 82-year-old Vallejo man may be connected to the murder of a border patrol agent in Vermont and a double homicide in Pennsylvania.

Police records show that law enforcement officials are searching for 32-year-old woman with ties to Vermont related to the purchase of the firearms allegedly used in the killing of Border Patrol agent David Maland.

At a hearing and in court filings, a federal prosecutor in Vermont cited connections between the defendant, Teresa Youngblut, and people linked to other murder investigations.

Associates of woman in Border Patrol agent's shooting death tied to other homicides in Pennsylvania and California.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent an alert to federally licensed firearms dealers a day after the shooting seeking information related to any gun purchases by Michelle Jacqueline Zajko.

Teresa Youngblut was ordered held without bail in connection with the death of U.S. Border Patrol agent David Maland in a case that has grown to encompass killings in multiple states.

The crime spree included stealing a government-owned 2018 Jeep Compass from the U.S. Forest Service in Manchester on Dec. 29, 2023 with the intent to conceal and retain the vehicle.

Prosecutors say a Washington state woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania.

Police in Vermont and across the region are looking for a person believed to have purchased the handguns used by two people involved in the shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol agent David "Chris" Maland earlier this month in northern Vermont.

Prosecutors are arguing why a Washington state woman should remain jailed in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent