Man arrested after reported explosion at Northeastern University deemed a hoax

A man who worked at Northeastern University has been arrested and charged in connection with an explosion he said occurred at the school in September that has since been deemed a hoax, authorities said Tuesday. 

Jason Duhaime, who at the time was employed as the new technology manager and director of Northeastern's Immersive Media Lab, has been charged with one count each of conveying false information and hoaxes related to an explosive device and making false and materially fictitious statements in a matter within the executive branch of the government of the United States, according to charging documents released Tuesday. 

Duhaime was arrested in Texas without incident on Tuesday and will appear before a judge in San Antonio later in the day, Rachael Rollins, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, said at a press conference announcing the charges.