Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A civilian working at a U.S. Navy base in New Jersey is accused of falsely reporting an active shooter to create a "trauma bond" with her co-workers.
Federal court documents indicate Malika Brittingham is accused of sending a text to someone in which she claimed to have heard five or six gunshots and was hiding in a closet with some coworkers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey on Tuesday morning, WPVI-TV reported.
"This kind of senseless fear-mongering and disruption will not be tolerated," interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said in a social media post on Tuesday, as reported by Military.com.
"After everything this country has gone through, especially in light of current events," she continued, "I will be sure to bring down the hammer of the law for anyone found guilty of creating unnecessary panic and undermining public trust."
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