- New Jersey student Joseph Rafanello, 18, has been charged with creating a false public alarm
- He posted a video created in the video game Minecraft that showed a shooting at a replica of his school
- The teen was shown in the video firing guns at children inside of a classroom
- Nutley High School was then forced to close on February 16
A New Jersey student accused of making an online threat against his high school posted a video created in the popular video game Minecraft that showed a shooting at a replica of the school.
NJ.com reports that Joseph Rafanello’s avatar can be seen walking through the virtual school, complete with lockers and the sound of gunshots in the background.
Rafanello was charged with creating a false public alarm for a video that spurred the closure of Nutley schools on February 16.
Joseph Rafanello sits during a detention hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, N.J.
Authorities say Rafanello is accused of making an online threat against his high school posted a video created in the popular video game Minecraft showing a shooting at a replica of the school
The new information was discussed Wednesday during a detention hearing for the 18-year-old Nutley High School student.
A judge rejected prosecutors’ request to keep him in custody until his trial, ordering that he instead be placed on home detention.
It shows teens firing guns and children in a classroom.
Nutley High School was then forced to close on February 16 after the video was posted