Lollapalooza Security Guard Faked Mass Shooting Threats To Get Out Of Work: Reports

CHICAGO, IL — A teenage security guard at Lollapalooza is accused of creating fake mass shooting threats to get out of work early, according to reports.

Prosecutors said Janya Williams, 18, sent her boss an anonymous text Friday threatening a mass shooting at the festival and claimed her sister had warned her of a mass shooting threat on Facebook, Block Club Chicago reported. Williams also created a fake Facebook page under a pseudonym, wrote a threatening post, and screenshotted it without publishing, authorities said.

When taken in for questioning, officials said she admitted she made up the threats to leave work, Block Club Chicago reported.

Williams, of Lawndale, is charged with making a false terrorism threat, a felony, according to the Chicago Tribune.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Williams was still being held on $50,000 bail. Her next court date is set for Monday.