20-DAY EVALUATION FOR WOMAN WHO PROMPTED BOMB SCARE May 5, 2008 A Boston woman was sent for a 20-day mental health evaluation following her arraignment this afternoon on charges that she made a false bomb threat at a Boston University library yesterday evening, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced. Assistant District Attorney Megan O’Rourke recommended that JENNIFER DOUGLAS, 28 (D.O.B. 4/16/80), be held on $10,000 cash bail at her arraignment in Brighton Municipal Court. Judge David T. Donnelly set bail in that amount and also ordered that the defendant undergo a 20-day evaluation at the Eric Lindemann Center in Boston to determine whether she is competent to assist in her own defense. Douglas’ arraignment came the day after she carried two boxes into the Mugar Library at 771 Commonwealth Ave. and allegedly told an employee that she had a bomb. In the moments that followed, Boston University Police responded and evacuated the building as a safety precaution. During this time, Douglas allegedly told an officer that she had called 911 and told a dispatcher that she had brought a bomb to the library. Boston Fire Department personnel responded to the scene, as did members of the Boston Police Bomb Squad, who assisted in a search of the building and declared the scene safe. Boston University Police placed Douglas under arrest and interviewed her briefly before transporting her to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. She remained there until her arraignment today in Brighton, where a court clinician determined that further evaluation was necessary. Making a false bomb threat carries a penalty of up to 2½ years in a house of correction if prosecuted at the district court level or up to 20 years in state prison if prosecuted in Superior Court. No determination has yet been made as to where Douglas’ case will ultimately be prosecuted. Douglas was represented today by attorney Paul Mishkin. She will return to court on May 23. Return to the Press Releases page.