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Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, N.J. – As a result of a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), detectives from the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit arrested a Hamilton Township man for sending threatening messages on Facebook.

In July of this year, NCMEC notified the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ State Police that an individual using the name Jimmy Raketerra sent a threatening message to a juvenile from Browns Mills, N.J. On August 3rd, state police detectives were contacted by the Voorhees Township Police Department; Camden County for assistance with four separate juvenile victims receiving threats via Facebook.

A bulletin was sent to all Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Law Enforcement agencies to ascertain if there were any other victims related to this complaint. Twenty-one police departments located additional victims that said they had been threatened by the same person. Detectives analyzing information identified Craig L. Wyatt Jr., 20, of Hamilton Township as a suspect. On Thursday, September 20th, detectives located and interviewed Wyatt at his residence. He admitted to using multiple Facebook accounts, email addresses, and phone numbers to communicate with his victims. He would tell the victims that they had a few weeks left to live, so they should spend their time wisely.

Wyatt Jr. was charged with multiple counts of terroristic threats, theft of services, and harassment. He was lodged in the Atlantic County Jail in default of $35,000 bail.

Anyone with information that could assist with this investigation is asked to contact the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ State Police at (609)-584-5051, ext. 5624

The charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Craig L. Wyatt Jr., 20, of Hamilton Township

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