Lexington KY man charged over Jewish student center threats

Lexington police arrested and charged a man who allegedly made threats to the University of Kentucky’s Chabad Jewish Student Center, officials announced Monday.

Sendil Nathan, 58, was charged with second-degree terroristic threatening. Police said he made threats to the student center and a local religious leader for several days.

Nathan’s threats featured hate speech and were focused on Jewish faith, police said.

Nathan was arrested Monday and booked into the Fayette County Detention Center, according to jail records. He was being held on a $10,000 bond.

Nathan’s first court appearance was scheduled to happen Monday afternoon, according to court records.

Police started investigating the case after a local rabbi contacted detectives, a police spokesperson said.