Suspected hacker arrested

Ponca City Police arrested 18-year-old Ridge Lee Hebert on a violation of the Computer Crimes Act following a search of his home in the 3600 block of D Street around noon Tuesday.

A variety of computer equipment was seized. The computer operation of a local business was shut down recently due to a cyber-attack.

Hebert claims to be a member of a computer hacking group called Anonymous University, a group that teaches computer software hacking and Windows and Wi-Fi hacking.