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Union, N.J. • Authorities charged a woman Tuesday with making fake threats against black students at Kean University in New Jersey last month.
Kayla-Simone McKelvey is a former Kean student from Union Township and is black. She faces one count of creating a false public alarm, which carries a maximum three- to five-year sentence.
The Union County prosecutor's office said Tuesday that McKelvey, 24, participated in a Nov. 17 rally on racial issues at Kean and then went to a campus library computer and posted anonymous threats on Twitter against black students. Investigators said McKelvey then returned to the rally and tried to raise awareness about the threats.
Security was increased at Kean after the threats were discovered, though classes weren't affected.
McKelvey is scheduled to make a court appearance in two weeks.
It wasn't immediately known if McKelvey had retained an attorney who could comment on the accusations, and The Associated Press couldn't find a phone number for her.