30-Year-Old Alum Threatened Bucks Prep School In Instagram Video: Police

The threatening video posted to Instagram that briefly locked down Holy Ghost Preparatory in Bensalem on Tuesday was posted by a one-time student, authorities say.

Christian DeFlorio is accused of making terroristic threats against his former high school, Holy Ghost Preparatory in Bensalem.
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Mac Bullock

04/19/2023 12:14 p.m.

Bensalem police were alerted to the post by an anonymous tipster on April 18, the department said in a release. Officers notified school administrators, who issued a shelter-in-place order "out of an abundance of caution," police wrote.

The order was later lifted with no interruptions to school activities, they added.

Investigators said they "quickly identified" the author of the post as 30-year-old Christian DeFlorio, a former student at Holy Ghost. DeFlorio is thought to be in Miami, Florida, and is "not a direct threat to students at this time," police said.

DeFlorio is wanted on an arrest warrant for terroristic threats and related charges, Bensalem PD wrote.

Anyone with information should call 911 or visit the Bucks County Crime Watch webpage.

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