(Radio Iowa) – A central Iowa man charged with stalking and threatening a shooting at an Iowa State University event has appeared in court for the first time. Information from the U-S District Court for Southern Iowa shows 28-year-old Tanner Bandy, of Nevada, sent threatening text messages and voicemails to his former fiancee. It’s alleged that two days before his arrest April 17th he sent a voicemail discussing his intention to conduct a mass shooting at an Iowa State University commencement ceremony. Police searched his residence and car and found two guns and ammunition. The judge ordered Bandy held pending further proceedings.

Police say Bandy is not a student at I-S-U.