A Columbus man was sentenced to a year in prison by the Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Friday.
Jonathan Birkemeyer, 25, will serve this sentence consecutively with a six month prison sentence he received in federal court on Thursday, 10TV News reported.
Birkemeyer used a stolen lap top to send an e-mail threat to the FBI that warned of bombs placed on the Ohio State campus, 10TV News reported.
Birkemeyer, who was a student at the university, pleaded guilty earlier this year to maliciously conveying false information concerning an attempt to destroy property by means of explosives.
According to a statement read during his hearing, Birkemeyer e-mailed the FBI headquarters in Washington, claiming that he had found a detailed map of nine bombs placed in four campus buildings. He claimed the bombs were placed in doors and were set to be triggered when opened after 9 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2010, 10TV News reported.
Birkemeyer's e-mail claimed that the bombs were in the Thompson Library, McPherson Chemical Lab, Smith Laboratory and Scott Laboratory and were made of chemicals and high explosive powder, according to the U.S. District Attorney's Office.
The FBI Headquarters notified the FBI Columbus office which alerted the Ohio State University Police, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Columbus police and the Columbus Bomb Squad, 10TV News reported.
The threat prompted the school to evacuate the four buildings. No explosive devices were found and the buildings remained closed until 5 p.m.
Birkemeyer was also sentenced to serve 3 years of supervised release after his prison term on Thursday, with special conditions including serving the first three months at a halfway house, followed by three months of locked-down home confinement. Birkemeyer's sentence also included an order for a mental health assessment with continued treatment as recommended, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 10TV News reported
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