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| Australia 'collar-bomb' suspect detained in US | Australia 'collar-bomb' suspect detained in US |
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| An Australian man is being held in the US state of Kentucky on charges he locked a fake bomb around the neck of a Sydney teenager in an extortion bid. | An Australian man is being held in the US state of Kentucky on charges he locked a fake bomb around the neck of a Sydney teenager in an extortion bid. |
| Paul Douglas Peters, 50, was detained pending extradition as startling details emerged about 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver's ordeal on 3 August. | Paul Douglas Peters, 50, was detained pending extradition as startling details emerged about 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver's ordeal on 3 August. |
| Australian and US investigators traced him through an email account he hoped to use in ransom demands, police said. | Australian and US investigators traced him through an email account he hoped to use in ransom demands, police said. |
| A lawyer for Mr Peters said his client would fight the charges against him. | A lawyer for Mr Peters said his client would fight the charges against him. |
| He was arrested on Monday at his ex-wife's house near Louisville, Kentucky, following a short but intensive investigation covering two continents. | He was arrested on Monday at his ex-wife's house near Louisville, Kentucky, following a short but intensive investigation covering two continents. |
| A chain of evidence based on forensic computer evidence, transnational banking records, immigration records, among other things, traced his movement from the New South Wales state of Australia to the US, prosecutors said. | A chain of evidence based on forensic computer evidence, transnational banking records, immigration records, among other things, traced his movement from the New South Wales state of Australia to the US, prosecutors said. |
| 'Extremely frightened' | 'Extremely frightened' |
| In federal court in Louisville on Tuesday, US Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin ordered that Mr Peters be held in custody until his extradition hearing on 14 October. | In federal court in Louisville on Tuesday, US Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin ordered that Mr Peters be held in custody until his extradition hearing on 14 October. |
| Ms Pulver was studying in her bedroom at her home in Mosman, near Sydney, on 3 August when a man wearing a balaclava and carrying a black box and a black baseball bat walked in about 14:30 local time, according to the criminal complaint filed in the US court and obtained by the BBC. | Ms Pulver was studying in her bedroom at her home in Mosman, near Sydney, on 3 August when a man wearing a balaclava and carrying a black box and a black baseball bat walked in about 14:30 local time, according to the criminal complaint filed in the US court and obtained by the BBC. |
| Ms Pulver tried to flee but the man threatened her, then placed the box around her neck and locked it with a device similar to a bicycle chain. | Ms Pulver tried to flee but the man threatened her, then placed the box around her neck and locked it with a device similar to a bicycle chain. |
| Also locked onto the chain was a USB flash drive and a plastic document sleeve, the court document states. | Also locked onto the chain was a USB flash drive and a plastic document sleeve, the court document states. |
| The man then left, telling Ms Pulver: "Count to 200... I'll be back... if you move I can see you, I'll be right here," she told authorities. | The man then left, telling Ms Pulver: "Count to 200... I'll be back... if you move I can see you, I'll be right here," she told authorities. |
| Ms Pulver was "extremely frightened" and thought the man was robbing her house, the court filing states. She eventually looked in the document sleeve and found a note saying the box contained explosives and warning her not to call police. | Ms Pulver was "extremely frightened" and thought the man was robbing her house, the court filing states. She eventually looked in the document sleeve and found a note saying the box contained explosives and warning her not to call police. |
| Suspect described | Suspect described |
| The note instructed her to acknowledge receiving it by sending an email to a specified Gmail account, upon which she would be given ransom instructions. | The note instructed her to acknowledge receiving it by sending an email to a specified Gmail account, upon which she would be given ransom instructions. |
| She telephoned her parents, and police arrived soon afterwards. | She telephoned her parents, and police arrived soon afterwards. |
| Over the next 10 hours, Ms Pulver remained in her room as police bomb technicians examined and x-rayed the box locked to her neck. They eventually determined it contained no explosives, then removed it. Ms Pulver was taken to hospital. | Over the next 10 hours, Ms Pulver remained in her room as police bomb technicians examined and x-rayed the box locked to her neck. They eventually determined it contained no explosives, then removed it. Ms Pulver was taken to hospital. |
| Ms Pulver described the man to police as being in his 60s, of medium build, with a "slightly protruding stomach" and weathered skin, the court document states. | Ms Pulver described the man to police as being in his 60s, of medium build, with a "slightly protruding stomach" and weathered skin, the court document states. |
| Investigators began by discovering the Gmail account listed in the note was established from a computer at an airport in Chicago on 30 May. | Investigators began by discovering the Gmail account listed in the note was established from a computer at an airport in Chicago on 30 May. |
| Baseball bat purchase | Baseball bat purchase |
| Police in New South Wales, Australia then interviewed witnesses at the locations at which the Gmail account was subsequently accessed. | Police in New South Wales, Australia then interviewed witnesses at the locations at which the Gmail account was subsequently accessed. |
| A review of CCTV footage and motor vehicle records led them to suspect Mr Peters of involvement. | A review of CCTV footage and motor vehicle records led them to suspect Mr Peters of involvement. |
| Immigration records showed Mr Peters had flown through Chicago on 30 May, putting him at the airport when the Gmail account was created from a computer there, the court filing said. | Immigration records showed Mr Peters had flown through Chicago on 30 May, putting him at the airport when the Gmail account was created from a computer there, the court filing said. |
| Investigators also discovered Mr Peters had purchased a black baseball bat a few weeks before the encounter with Ms Pulver, it said. | Investigators also discovered Mr Peters had purchased a black baseball bat a few weeks before the encounter with Ms Pulver, it said. |
| Using bank records and other evidence, they traced Mr Peters to the Kentucky residence of his ex-wife, where he was arrested. | Using bank records and other evidence, they traced Mr Peters to the Kentucky residence of his ex-wife, where he was arrested. |