A Vestavia Hills couple surprised by a nude man wearing a presidential mask in their breezeway New Year's Eve says the mystery that went viral has now been solved.

The man, who was naked except for what appeared to be a Ronald Reagan rubber mask covering his head and a sock covering his private parts, was carrying out a prank along with several other friends, Danielle Yancey, who co-starred in the reality show Jersey Bell, announced today on Facebook. "We had someone come by and say they knew who it was that did this and let us know the story. He said the person would be coming by to apologize the following day," Yancey wrote. "That person did come by and told the story and apologized. He said it was just a prank and not intentionally done to us."

"He said that a group of guys did this together and he was the one that actually came up to our entry way to our back door and the others were in a couple of vehicles,'' she wrote. "The other guys were not seen on camera but they were a part of this. The guy that confessed and apologized did the right thing by doing so. It should have been the whole group of guys though, in my opinion, because I am sure they were all in it together. I hope that a lesson was learned just for their safety. Bart and I are putting this behind us now."

The incident happened about 11 p.m. Dec. 31 when Yancey's husband, Bart, had just taken out the trash. He had just returned inside when he caught a glimpse of a shadow in the breezeway. The trespasser had already opened the gate and entered when Bart Yancey yelled to him. He then followed him briefly while he called 911 from his cell phone. The couple's security footage captured clear images of the intruder.

Vestavia Hills police responded to the scene, but weren't able to find the man. "It was so cold outside,'' Yancey said earlier. "The police said he wouldn't last long outside nude like that."

Multiple theories were discussed, including that it was a dare, a lost bet, or teenage New Year's Eve party gone out of control. Vestavia Hills police Lt. Kevin York said they received another call about 11 p.m. about a teenager streaking through the neighborhood in the direction of Vestavia Hills Baptist, where he said kids are known to hang out. They were unable to locate the streaker as well.

In April 2015, Vestavia Hills police arrested a sometimes shirtless man who has been skulking through Vestavia Hills neighborhoods for at least three years, apparently peeping through windows. Gregory Rickshawn Thurman, 41, of Birmingham, was captured after two incidents in April, and later confessed to being responsible for multiple incidents dating back to at least 2012. One of the 2015 happened not far from Yancey's home and that was brought to her attention after she posted her surveillance footage on Facebook as a warning. "Two different gentlemen came by to let us know of actual naked Peeping Toms that have been arrested recently in our area. When we found this out, things were a little more serious and there was a possibility of this being the same man who came to our house,'' she said. "It is a relief to know it was a prank and not someone that had other intentions."

Yancey didn't identify the intruder but said he and the others were all teens. "The worry and the guess is over now. I feel much safer and don't feel like there is a person looking through my window as I walk through the house,'' she wrote. "It has reminded me to always lock my doors and be aware of my surroundings more."

"Maybe it will help others to be more cautious, safe and prepared at their homes and also for those who are actually doing the pranks to not go to this extreme so they also do not get hurt,'' Yancey wrote. "We have so many people in our neighborhood with guns, us included, and he could have easily been mistaken as an intruder or rapist."