LISBON -- State police say an arrest has been made following investigation of a suicide last year that appeared to have followed online harassment and blackmail.

Troopers said two subjects have been arrested by the Federal Investigative Agency of Pakistan in connection with the suicide of Lisbon resident Shylynn Dixon,18, on March 3, 2021.

An investigation determined that Dixon had shared nude photographs with a subject online who then attempted to blackmail her by threatening to post and then posting the photos on social media sites, police said. Click here to read original story about the suicide and blackmail.

Investigative work by Troop B in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that the Facebook account used to blackmail Dixon originated from Pakistan.

The FBI shared the case information with its legal attache in Pakistan, and it was then shared with law enforcement, leading to the arrests, officers said.

The identity of one of the suspects is Sohail Khan of Rawalpindi, police said. The identity of the second subject is not known.

State police acknowledged the efforts of its members, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York for their work on the case.

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