Authorities captured a 17-year-old suspect named Alan Winston Fillion from California. For months, Fillion used to call the emergency services in the US, and report fictitious emergencies at other people's addresses or imaginary bombs.
The investigators needed retracing Fillion's steps through several major online platforms, which eventually led them to his doorstep in Lancaster, California. All the details of the case remained confidential until they were published in recent weeks as part of the court case against Fillion, which was tried in Florida.