Miami man admits making threats to murder everyone at NJ prom

Muri Assuncao, New York Daily News on Apr 11, 2025

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A Florida man has admitted in court to sending messages on social media threatening to “kill everyone” attending a high school prom in New Jersey, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

Onil Compres Rodriguez, 21, of Miami, was arrested last year after authorities were made aware of multiple threats he sent over direct messaging — including some to accounts belonging to schools in New Jersey.

According to prosecutors, the threatening messages, sent last April, warned recipients to “wear your bulletproof vests (because) there will be a lot of blood.” Other messages allegedly read, “They should never have hurt me” and “They don’t know who they messed with.”

In one particular message, Compres Rodriguez attached two photographs — one showing an invitation to a high school prom scheduled for May 2, 2024, and another of three firearms along with ammunition.

After the threats were reported, investigators learned Compres Rodriguez had booked a flight from Miami to Newark on the day of the prom. He was arrested shortly after his plane landed at Newark Liberty Airport, prosecutors said.

Earlier this week, Compres Rodriguez appeared in Miami Federal Court for a change of plea hearing, where he admitted to transmitting threats through interstate communications. He now faces up to five years in federal prison for the felony offense.

Prosecutors have not disclosed a motive, said which school or schools were targeted, or explained how Compres Rodriguez is connected to New Jersey.

He’s scheduled to be sentenced on June 25.

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