The United States Attorney’s official release stated that Barnhouse hacked into the Verizon FiOS router of his neighbor and using it he emailed a bomb threat to the Willow Grove Park Mall.. The email message is given below : Taking the threat seriously Mall owners paid for increased security and FBI was called in to look into the matter, The FBI tracked the email coming from the accused’s neighbor’s router and executed a search warrant on the neighbor’s house. During investigations, it was found that Barnhouse was responsible for all this and was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and restitution to the mall for the costs of the increased security.
