A defense lawyer said in court Monday that federal prosecutors are alleging a Chesterton man’s threat to the U.S. Naval Academy was a “specific reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.”

Jackson Fleming, 22, is charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate communication by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Indiana.

He could face up to five years in federal prison, according to a release. His next hearing is Thursday — where lawyers are expected to have finalized conditions for his release.

At a detention hearing — where prosecutors typically outline parts of their case — Fleming’s defense attorney Jonathan Bedi said they weren’t alleging Fleming had a “grudge” against the Naval Academy, rather a “reaction” to the death of Kirk, a conservative activis

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