In a pretrial hearing for two of the so-called “Zizians” — an alleged cult started by a charismatic, cape-wearing vegan named Jack “Ziz” LaSota who wanted to save the world from killer AI — a screaming defendant and a trash-talking attorney turned the otherwise serious appearance into a bona fide circus.
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As Courthouse News reports, the scene at the Solano County Courthouse in Central California earlier this week was pandemonium as 30-year-old Alex “Somni” Leatham and 24-year-old Suri Dao awaited the official date for their trial, in which both are charged with the attempted murder of their former landlord, Curtis Lind, who was blinded during a 2022 katana attack over a rent dispute — an assault that ultimately became the first of six violent crimes associated with the loose group…