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BLOOMINGTON — Former Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct, stemming from a Dec. 5 incident outside the president's university-owned residence.

McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers said in a statement that Flanagan, who resigned Saturday, is charged with a Class C misdemeanor. A notice to appear April 23 in Circuit Court will be issued; no bond is required, said Chambers.

If convicted, Flanagan faces up to 30 days in jail and up to $1,500 in fines. A conviction also would require a minimum of 30 hours of community service work. Court supervision is another option for a Class C misdemeanor conviction.

The charge relates to accusations made by R. Patrick Murphy, a former ISU superintendent of grounds, who filed a report with ISU police on Feb. 27. He was supervising a work crew Dec. 5 at the residence when Flanagan came outside and confronted him, allegedly screaming insults and touching Murphy’s torso with his arms.

Chambers' statement says a person commits disorderly conduct "when he or she knowingly does any act in such an unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace."