New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ – A teenager has been arrested on accusations that made antisemitic threats toward a school administrator on social media, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
New Brunswick Public Schools told police on Thursday that a user made “violent and antisemitic” threats toward the school employee on its Instagram page, officials said.
Police then determined that the messages were sent from a residence in New Brunswick and arrested a 16-year-old male the next day, authorities said. The teen was charged with juvenile delinquency for offenses that would be equivalent to bias intimidation, terroristic threats and false public alarm if committed by an adult, prosecutors said.
He appeared in Middlesex County Family Court on Monday, where a judge determined that he will remain in custody, officials said.
A spokesperson for the school district could not immediately be reached Monday evening.
An investigation into the alleged threats is ongoing.
