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UT-Arlington student admits making up claim that gunman followed her to campus, threatened her
A UT-Arlington student who claimed she was threatened at gunpoint on campus this week admitted Friday that she’d lied, a university spokeswoman said.
The student told police she hadn’t even been at the school the day she said the incident occurred.
UT-Arlington had been investigating the complaint with Arlington, Denton and University of North Texas police, school spokeswoman Kristen Sullivan said.
Officials have not released the student’s name, and it was unclear Friday night whether she would be charged with filing a false police report.
Read more: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/muslim-student-at-ut-arlington-says-man-with-gun-followed-her-to-campus-threatened-her.html/