The civil case will be thrown.
I don't see guilt in her, spoon, but I do see that it is the system's responsibility to make sure she did not make such a threat.
Our opinions, yours and mine and anyone else, means nothing except that is what we think, which is not evidence.
Actually that is not the job of the court system( to make sure) .
The civil case, should she file and it appears she will, has merit in that if there is no evidence( we have not seen any save the County official's complaint) she can prevail. Of course that is up to the judge. I can tell you this, she stands a very good chance of at least getting a settlement due to the propensity of NJ courts to hear suits.
Hell, NJ may very well be the litigation capital of the US.
ONce again it is the duty of the Prosecutor's Office to prove the threat was actually made.
The 5th Amendment guarantees the right of a citizen to not become a witness against them self. The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy trial in which we are judged by a jury of our peers. The 14th Amendment guarantees us equal protection under the law and of course Due Process.
With those issues in mind, you must choose your words carefully. You state that system must make sure she did not make the threat. That is incorrect. The system, by that I assume the prosecution or "the people", must prove she DID make the threat.