The reported explosion at Northeastern University was a hoax and an employee who said he was injured

[Jilly_in_VA]

The reported explosion at Northeastern University was a hoax and an employee who said he was injured is arrested

A reported explosion last month at Northeastern University was a hoax and the employee who said he was injured has been arrested, according to authorities and FBI statements made in court documents.

The FBI Boston office announced an arrest in a tweet Tuesday morning, but court documents viewed by NBC News show that the package detonation reported on Sept. 13 at Holmes Hall never occurred.

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins said at a news conference later Tuesday that the suspect, Jason Duhaime, "is alleged to have fabricated the story."

Duhaime was arrested Tuesday near his home in San Antonio, Texas. He's been charged with falsely conveying a bomb threat and lying to federal agents during his interview, according to the FBI.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-man-arrested-connection-reported-explosion-northeastern-universi-rcna50643

There goes his 15 minutes of fame!

[Ocelot II]

1. He wasn't even good at it.

There was no evidence of an explosion and they found the "threat" letter on his computer.