Boy who spread the Bon Jovi death hoax arrested

The young grinch who tried to hurt rock fans worldwide by lying about Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi‘s death was arrested on Dec. 24th according to news sources. The federal government tracked the IP address of the boy’s computer.

The man, a highschool student and Pennsylvanian musician, admitted via a friend’s twitter account that he started the hoax. He did it because he was sick, tired, and possibly even jealous of the Bon Jovi frontman.

 

Sources:

Rolling Stone 

Billboard 

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