Man arrested for threats against Evergreen State College

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man is accused of making threatening calls to Evergreen State College after protests there last month attracted national attention.

Morris County prosecutors say 53-year-old Robert Kerekes Jr. was arrested Monday night.

The Morris Plains man is charged with making terroristic threats, criminal coercion and causing false public alarm

The charges stem from telephone threats made against the college, which caused the school to be shut down for two days.

Authorities say the threats came after a series of protests over student claims of racism at the small progressive campus in Olympia.

Prosecutors say Kerekes will remain in custody until a bail hearing is held.

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