Keeping the thread alive and adding a little color:
https://www.wbrz.com/news/man-arrested-for-cyberstalking-after-sending-troubling-messages-to-victim/

You can draw a pretty solid conclusion that the person in the article is your friend and mine as it comes up on a keyword search of his name..
Looks like charges weren't filed and / or were dropped for some reason, but it sure sounds like our guy.