(La Porte, IN) - A partial lockdown at La Porte High School recently was caused by a man violating a protective order while having a gun.

 

Michael Flowers, 62, of Michigan City is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with unlawful carrying of a handgun and intimidation, both Level 5 felonies, and Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy.

 

 

 

According to court documents, police on January 28 were called to a home in the 400 block of G St. on a report of Flowers being there with a gun despite a woman living there having a protective order against him.  The investigation shows Flowers went inside the home to talk to the woman about her using drugs and allegedly lifted up his jacket to show two men inside the residence that he had a gun in his waistband.

 

Flowers also threatened to pull the gun out a few times before getting into an argument with the woman and leaving without incident before the arrival of police, who formed a perimeter around the residence.  Eventually, he was found at his residence in Michigan City where several guns turned up during a search of the home. 

 

The school lockdown was called as a safety precaution since the whereabouts of Flowers was not known right away and the home was a short distance from the school, authorities said.