CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities have decided against prosecuting a Chicago engineering student whose on-line threats last November against the University of Chicago.
Jabari R. Dean threatened to kill 16 white male students or staff at the university after the release of video of the 2014 shooting of a black teenager by a Chicago police officer.
Prosecutors on Wednesday told U.S. District Judge John Blakey they have agreed to defer prosecution of the 21-year-old Dean on one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. However, Dean will be required to perform 100 hours of community service, pass drug screenings and comply with other conditions similar to pretrial bail restrictions.
Defense attorney Damon Cheronis says Dean, who was kicked out of the University of Illinois at Chicago because of the charges, hoped to finish his studies.
