Atlantic County "Facebook stalker" charged with making threats

An Atlantic County, N.J., man known to authorities as the "Facebook stalker" has been charged with harassment and making terroristic threats for sending threatening messages to random female Facebook users in South Jersey, state police said Wednesday.

Craig L. Wyatt Jr., 20, of Hamilton Township, told his alleged victims they had only a few weeks to live, so they should spend their time wisely. In July, he used the name Jimmy Raketerra to threaten a juvenile from Browns Mills.

Wyatt faces charges in several municipalities, including Hamilton Township, Pemberton Township, and Voorhees, where police say four of his alleged victims, all juveniles, lived.

He was charged last Thursday after telling detectives he used multiple Facebook accounts, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers to communicate with his victims, most of whom were minors, police said.

During the investigation, which began with a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, more than 20 police departments throughout New Jersey found people who alleged Wyatt had threatened them. Authorities believe there are at least 25 victims; additional charges are pending.

Wyatt was being held Wednesday in the Atlantic County Jail on $35,000 bail.