{"id":2487341,"date":"2025-09-16T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-man-charged-with-sending-threat-to-us-naval-academy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:55:49","slug":"indiana-man-charged-with-sending-threat-to-us-naval-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-man-charged-with-sending-threat-to-us-naval-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana man charged with sending threat to US Naval Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman,Jackson Fleming,23,from Chesterton,Indiana,has been charged with sending a false threat online that caused a lockdown at the Naval Academy in Annapolis,Maryland. The threat, which claimed there was an active shooter on campus, led to nearly seven hours of lockdown and confusion last week. During the incident, a midshipman mistook a security guard for the gunman and attacked him, resulting in the officer shooting the student in the shoulder. Both survived and were released from the hospital. Fleming attended the Academy from June 2021 to January 2024 and was arrested in Indiana shortly after posting the threat. He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted but plans to contest the charges. The FBI, along with local law enforcement<\/a> and Naval security, conducted the investigation. The incident coincided with other threats in Maryland and campus lockdowns, occurring amid heightened tension following the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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