N.J. Teen Allegedly Behind Livingston Threats Arrested: Prosecutor

LIVINGSTON, NJ – Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Hackensack resident in connection with multiple alleged threats in Livingston earlier this month.

John Coulouris, 18, has been charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child by distributing child pornography, invasion of privacy, terroristic threats and two counts of cyber harassment, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Livingston Police Department.

Detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Coulouris on Monday night, prosecutors said.

Coulouris is accused of posting messages on various social media platforms beginning “on or about Sept. 6” and threatening violent acts in Livingston which were never carried out, prosecutors said.

“The matter came to the attention of the Livingston Police Department when concerned citizens reported the postings on various social media networks,” prosecutors stated.

Reports previously stated that a person wrote they planned to “shoot up” Livingston High School on a Facebook post and that it would be "judgment day for anyone who attempts to stop the violence."

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Livingston school officials cancelled the district’s first Back to School Night of 2016 at LHS after a second threat was reportedly made.

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According to authorities, additional charges may be forthcoming, and an investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with additional information should contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432

Coulouris faces 5 to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison if found guilty of the charges, prosecutors said.

He is currently being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility. His bail was set at $175,000 with no 10 percent option.