A lawyer representing the leader of the cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to six deaths told a judge Thursday that there is reason to believe his client is mentally incompetent to stand ...

LaSota was supposed to be in federal court for a two-day hearing on whether to suppress evidence collected as a result of her arrest in Frostburg, Maryland last year.

Jack LaSota, who goes by "Ziz," is not charged with any of the six deaths, but police have connected her to multiple homicide investigations in three states.

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The violent deaths linked to the group known as Zizians stopped at six a year ago, after a U.S. border agent was killed and three members were arrested on trespassing and gun ...

Transgender cult leader Jack LaSota’s lawyer scolded the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday for using his “deadname” and “male pronouns” in his grand jury indictment. Attorney Gary Proctor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CUMBERLAND — Three defendants held at the Allegany County Detention Center for nearly a year will wait four more months for their ...

Deputies escort Michelle Zajko, left, Daniel Blank, right, and Jack LaSota, in orange, from the Allegany County Courthouse after a pretrial hearing in Cumberland, Md., on Friday, January 16, 2026. (AP ...