New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Harassing and Intimidating Public Radio Journalists

The intimidation included vandalism of the journalists' homes in retaliation for a report on sexual misconduct allegations against a prominent businessman.

• Tucker Cockerline, 32, of Salem, N.H., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit stalking through interstate travel and the use of a facility of interstate commerce.
• The harassment and intimidation of the victims included the vandalism — on five separate occasions — of the victims’ homes and the home of one of the victims’ parents with bricks, large rocks and red spray paint.
• Sentencing is scheduled for March 19, 2024.
• Cockerline was initially arrested and charged in June along with two alleged co-conspirators. The defendants were subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury along with a fourth suspect in September.
• Prosecutors allege the men were involved in a plot to vandalize homes associated with New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Lauren Chooljian and news director Daniel Barrick in retaliation for a report detailing sexual misconduct allegations against a prominent businessman.

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