A Vandalia man has been charged with threatening a public official allegedly stemming from video posted on social media. 30-year old Tad A. Keeling is charged with one count of threatening a public official, as information states Keeling allegedly “knowingly conveyed indirectly to the Vandalia Police Department, public officials a threat, being a video post to Facebook, containing a threat to burn down the homes of police officers employed by the Vandalia Police Department, and the threat was made because of hostility of the defendant toward the status or positions of the officers employed by the Vandalia Police Department.” The count is a Class 3 felony, punishable by two to five years in prison. During an appearance in Fayette County Court on Friday, Keeling requested a public defender and was assigned Public Defender Bill Starnes and a preliminary hearing has been set for November 7 at 11am. Bond for Keeling is set at $40,000 and he remains in the Fayette County Jail.