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ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman charged with making fake threats against fellow black college students will learn next month whether she can enter a probation program.
Union County prosecutors rejected Kayla-Simone McKelvey's request and instead offered to recommend that the Union Township woman receive a six-month jail term if she pleads guilty and pays restitution.
But her attorney wants a judge to overturn the decision and let her enter the pretrial program.
During a court hearing Wednesday, a judge set an April 8 hearing date for McKelvey's appeal.
McKelvey is charged with creating a false public alarm at Kean University.
Prosecutors say she participated in a Nov. 17 rally on racial issues there and then went to a campus library and tweeted anonymous threats against black students.
They say she returned to the rally and tried to raise awareness about the threats.
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