This reminds me of the Richard Jewell case I saw on the news as a kid. I remember how the news went on about him having nails in his garage and I was like "WTF? That's the best evidence they have?" even as a kid.

He was, of course, not merely acquitted but proven innocent later. I think they made a movie about that this year, but due to Covid it's been a long while since I've seen anything.