Boyfriend of suspect in border agent killing accused of murdering California man 3 days earlier
The charges against Maximilian Snyder mark the latest twist in the case against his romantic partner, Teresa Youngblut.
A man who planned to marry the suspect in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has himself been arrested and accused of murdering a California resident just three days before the agent was fatally shot, court records show.
The charges against the man, Maximilian Snyder, are the latest twist in the saga involving his partner, Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Seattle. She is accused of opening fire on Border Patrol agents during a traffic stop in northern Vermont last week, setting off a shootout that resulted in the death of agent David “Chris” Maland. A German national traveling with Youngblut was also killed.
U.S. Border Patrol agent David Maland.Courtesy Joan Maland via APYoungblut was reported missing by her parents in May 2024, according to police records. Her parents told Seattle officers at the time that Youngblut had left home, changed her phone number and cut off contact with her friends, a police report obtained by NBC News says.
The parents were concerned that Youngblut may have been “forced to take these actions or that she may be in a controlling relationship,” the police report says.
The report does not identify Snyder by name, but he and Youngblut filed a marriage application in November 2024, according to court records in King County, Washington.
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