"It was Jan. 17, 2025, when 82-year-old landlord Curtis Lind was walking outside his property on the 300 block of Lemon Street when an assailant wearing a mask and a black beanie stabbed him in the neck. Lind died on the sidewalk where he had lived and worked for years. Investigators later charged Maximillian Snyder with the murder, alleging Lind was targeted because he was a key witness in a previously violent attack on Lind, tied to the same group."
"In that earlier assault, prosecutors say Lind was ambushed by two tenants, Suri Dao and Alexander Jeffrey Leatham, both members of the Zizians. Lind's skull was shattered and his chest was impaled with a samurai sword. As he fought for his life, Lind pulled a gun and fired, killing another attacker, Emma Borhanian, and wounding Leatham. Lind survived, but the case set off legal proceedings that remain mired in delay."
"This combination of images from top left shows 2019 Sonoma County Sheriff's office booking mug shots of Jack LaSota, Alexander Leatham, Emma Borhanian and, at bottom left, Gwen Danielson, court appearance of Maximilian Snyder and a Newport City Inn surveillance video image of Teresa Youngblut. They are associates of LaSota, also known as Ziz. (AP Photo) Dao and Leatham were charged with attempted murder for the attack on Lind, as well as murder and aggravated mayhem in connection with Borhanian's death."
An 82-year-old landlord, Curtis Lind, was fatally stabbed on Jan. 17, 2025, on Lemon Street in Vallejo. Investigators charged Maximillian Snyder with the murder, alleging Lind was targeted because he was a key witness in a prior violent attack tied to the Zizians. An earlier November 2022 ambush left Lind's skull shattered and his chest impaled with a samurai sword; Lind killed attacker Emma Borhanian and wounded Alexander Leatham. Suri Dao and Leatham were charged with attempted murder and related counts; Lind had been expected to testify. The cases have drawn local and federal agents and remain mired in delays amid an investigation into the cult-like Zizians.
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