POUGHKEEPSIE -- A 13-year-old Ulster County resident will be charged with a felony after making a Facebook post on Tuesday as "Kluster" the clown and making a death threat at a Poughkeepsie middle school, City of Poughkeepsie Police say.

The charges come amid a smattering of "creepy clown" threats, sightings and false reports that have materialized both locally and nationwide.

Poughkeepsie police say on Tuesday the teenager, who is not named, posted on Facebook a message from "Kluster thee Clown" saying "If you want to die come to PMS on Friday."

Poughkeepsie police say after an investigation they identified the student on Wednesday. Police say he posted the message to prank classmates from his old school.

The teenager will face charges of making a terroristic threat, a felony, through Dutchess County Family Court.