Mysterious leader of violent, cultlike Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland

Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.

LaSota, who uses she/her pronouns, is being held in the Allegany County jail on charges of trespassing, wrongly possessing a handgun in a vehicle and obstructing or hindering authorities, according to online court records.

Further details about the Maryland charges against LaSota were not readily available Monday. An attorney for LaSota did not immediately return a request for comment.

The Maryland State Police, the Cumberland County State’s Attorney’s Office and the FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday; courts and many government agencies are closed in observation of President’s Day.

Read more: The Baltimore Banner