A Chesterton man is accused of sending a social media threat that caused officials to lockdown the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland last week.

Jackson Fleming, 23, was charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate communication, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Indiana. Fleming’s charge was approved by a federal magistrate on Sunday.

He was arrested Friday and is currently jailed, records show. A detention hearing is set for Sept. 22. The complaint is a temporary charge that must be followed by an information or indictment formally bringing federal charges, the release stated.

The Associated Press reported the academy in Annapolis, Maryland went on lockdown Thursday after officials learned of an “anonymous chat plat

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