Naval Academy Dropout Indicted over Threat that Led to Accidental Shooting

Naval Academy dropout indicted over threat that led to accidental shooting

A midshipman who dropped out of the U.S. Naval Academy in 2024 was charged last week with threatening a ‘mass execution’ of his former classmates on a social app. The threat caused a school-wide lockdown that nearly ended in tragedy when a responding police officer shot a current student during a chaotic scuffle. Jackson Fleming, 23, of Chesterton, Indiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 8 with one count of “interstate communica…

Former Naval Academy midshipman threatened ‘mass execution,’ feds say

On the tense day that followed the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, an ex-midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy allegedly posted a message on a social media app popular among the brigade.