US EditionFormer Midshipman Charged with Sending Online Threat that Caused US Naval Academy Lockdown
The false threat led to injuries of a midshipman and a security member during the lockdown, with the suspect charged federally for transmitting interstate threats.
- Jackson Fleming, a 23-year-old former Naval Academy midshipman from Chesterton, Indiana, was arrested last Friday and charged with sending a threatening message across state lines via an online post.
- The post led to a lockdown at the Naval Academy in Annapolis last week after a false report of an active shooter caused confusion and a security response.
- During the ensuing investigation, a midshipman mistook security personnel for a threat, attacked an officer, and was shot in the shoulder, while a security officer sustained minor injuries.
- Jonathan Bedi, Fleming's attorney, stated that they plan to strongly contest the charges in court and emphasized that no individual, Jack Fleming included, should be considered guilty based solely on accusations from the government.
- The Naval Academy confirmed no active shooter threat existed, both injured parties were released from the hospital, and the legal case suggests ongoing examination of the facts.
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Ex-midshipman accused of sending threat that caused U.S. Naval Academy lockdown
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the military college in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney's office in Indiana said Tuesday.
Former Naval Academy Midshipman Charged Over Shooting Threat
Jackson Fleming, a former US Naval Academy midshipman, has been charged with making threats across state lines related to a false report of a shooter at the academy. His legal team is preparing a defense, while the incident triggered a lockdown and confusion, injuring two individuals.
Former Midshipman Charged with Sending Online Threat that Caused US Naval Academy Lockdown
Federal prosecutors say a former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the academy in Maryland last week.
Ex-Midshipman Is Charged in Threat That Led to 2 Injuries at Naval Academy
A former midshipman who posted a social media threat that prompted concerns about a potential active shooter and resulted in two injuries at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland last week is facing a criminal charge, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The former midshipman, Jackson Fleming, 23, of Chesterton, Ind., is charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate communication, prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office for the Nor…
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Former midshipman charged with sending online threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
Federal prosecutors say a former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the academy in Maryland last week.
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