LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A former teacher in Lauderdale County faces federal charges for allegedly making online threats against school officials and former students.

According to court documents, Daniel Christian Johnson, 36, of Meridian, made online threats over social media, including threats to kill named victims and commit other acts of violence using firearms and explosives.

Prosecutors said investigators searched Johnson’s home last week and discovered what are alleged to be components of explosive devices or materials used for the manufacturing of explosives.

Johnson is charged by federal criminal complaint with Interstate Communications with Threat to Kidnap or Injure and Willfully Making a Threat involving Explosive Materials. If convicted, Johnson faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

Johnson has also been charged with Mississippi state offenses by the Office of the District Attorney for the 10 ^th Circuit Court District. He is being held in the Lauderdale County Jail.

The FBI and the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the case.

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