Jennifer Morris Arrested in Connection to Walton School Threat

Jennifer Morris, 27, of Walton, was arrested late Monday in connection to several Facebook threats made against Walton school children over the weekend.

Police believe she was behind the Facebook accounts under the names "Cody Farwell" and "Cody Haha F", among others, that sent harassing messages and posted threatening updates last weekend.

Police also allege Morris hacked into several residents' Facebook accounts to send more harassing messages.

Morris was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, arraigned Monday night in village court and taken to the Delaware County Jail on $10,000 bail, according to a press release from the Walton Police Department.

Over a dozen children in the Walton were the subject of harassing messages on Facebook. Residents said the messages contained photos of dead children.

The school was placed on a lock out Monday, meaning no one is allowed to enter the building. Students who were already in the school functioned as normal, according to high school principal Mike McDonald.

"District-wide, we have the building secured from the exterior, increased security precautions that way as far as any entrances into the building, but we are functioning normally within the walls of the building," he said on Monday. "Locked down is everyone is locked in the rooms. This is more of a lock out environment. The school can function inside, but all exterior doors and windows are secured and access is limited."

Walton Central School saw a dip in attendance today as a result, according to District Superintendent George Mack.

He said that the school has adjusted its security measures and asked for assistance from village police during school on Monday.

“Because of the threats, this is a multi-police investigation,” he said. “There was significant police presence this morning in both buildings. Police are taking extra precautions in addition to the school using different security protocol during the day. Enrollment is significantly down today.”

The threats began Saturday on Facebook under the account "Cody Farwell", which was still active Monday morning. This account published and spread graphic images of dead children and threatened two lives with a public status update.

Also active was an account under the name "Cody Haha F", which had made several threats over the weekend.