Montclair police said Amir Doctry was charged in connection with the threat. A YouTube video he posted the day before shows he hoped to be named the Montclair school district's new superintendent.
In a message on the district website interim superintendent Damen G. Cooper said the district became aware of a "potential threat" and contacted police.
“New Jerseyans' patience is getting very thin, including my own,” U.S Rep. Mikie Sherrill said in releasing a plan for tracking and identifying the mystery drones over NJ in recent weeks.