A 21-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges related to the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. If convicted, Teresa Youngblut could be sentenced to death.

On Friday, Youngblut appeared in federal court in Burlington wearing a grey sweatshirt and tan pants with her dark hair tied in two long braids. Chief Judge Christina Reiss read the four new charges aloud to Youngblut, who pleaded not guilty to each one.

Federal public defender Steven Barth, Youngblut’s attorney, told Reiss he wasn’t going to request a detention hearing at this time, so Youngblut will remain in prison.

Youngblut, who’s from Seattle, initially faced lesser charges, including using a deadly weapon against law enforcement. She has been linked to a cult-like group, known as th

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