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The Dartmouth
April 15, 2026
The Dartmouth

Press conference reveals few additional Zantop case details

6:34 p.m.: A press conference held this afternoon at the Hanover Police Department revealed no major developments in the Zantop murder investigation.

Issues of legal procedure were discussed regarding extradition of the suspects, James Parker and Robert Tulloch, from Indiana -- where they were captured -- back to New Hampshire.

Malinda Lawrence, a representative from the Attorney General's office, cited the national holiday as reason for the delay in attempting to extradite Tulloch and Parker from Indiana.

She said arraignments are generally held within 24 hours of extradition, but that the specifics of such a decision would be up to the court system.

Warrants issued for items and locations investigated in the case are being held at Lebanon District Court, Lawrence said.

The arrest warrant for Parker was issued out of Littleton District Court, while warrants were sought from the Lebanon District Court for Tulloch.

She called the likely prosecution of the two a "complex situation," as 16-year-old Parker is, under state law, considered a juvenile, while Tulloch, at 17, is considered an adult.

Parker was pursued by the police as an adult, per a judge's order, but whether he will be tried as an adult is still unclear.

When they are extradited back to New Hampshire, court authorities and prosecutors will determine whether to charge Parker as an adult or a juvenile.

It is "highly likely," Lawrence said, that Parker would eventually be tried as an adult, given the severity of the charges involved in his case.

Lawrence confirmed the two suspects had traveled on "multiple" tractor-trailer rigs between Sturbridge, Mass., where they abandoned their car, to New Castle, Ind., where they were arrested.

She said neither teenager was harmed in the apprehension. Lawrence could not comment as to whether the two were being held separately.