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Jack "Ziz" LaSota and two members of the "Zizians" have been charged with trespassing, obstructing law enforcement and illegal gun possession following a tipoff from a Maryland man

The leader and two members of a cult-like group connected to six killings in three US states face new gun charges.

Jack LaSota, also known as Ziz, has been described by American authorities as the apparent "leader of an extremist group", the so-called Zizians, who follow her online writings about veganism, gender identity, and artificial intelligence. The Zizians have been linked to killings from the east to west coasts of the US in three states - Vermont, Pennsylvania and California. A cross-country investigation into LaSota and the Zizians broke open in January when one member of the group died and another was arrested after the shooting death of US Border Patrol Agent David Maland in Vermont.

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LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank were charged with trespassing, obstructing law enforcement and illegal gun possession last month after a Maryland man told police that three "suspicious" people parked box trucks on his property and asked to camp there.

Their trials had been scheduled to begin in Allegany County District Court on