A federal jury has found an Oregon man guilty of cyberstalking and interstate stalking after a four-day trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
Prosecutors say Brian Thomas Balda, 52, harassed and intimidated a former U.S. government official for about 10 months in 2023 and 2024, sending abusive and profane text messages and voicemails.
Authorities say Balda eventually drove from Oregon to Arizona to confront the victim. He was arrested near the victim’s home, where law enforcement found four knives, binoculars and a replica handgun in his car…