LANSING, MI (AP)— A man who admitted to calling in a bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail.
Attorney General Dana Nessel says 49-year-old Michael Varrone of Charlotte pleaded guilty last month to false report or threat of bomb/harmful device. Prosecutors dismissed two terrorism charges against him.
Nessel says Varrone was sentenced to one year in the Ingham County Jail with no possibility of early release and three years’ probation. He must also undergo mental health treatment as part of his sentence.
Varrone was accused of calling the Michigan House six times on December 12 and on at least one occasion threatening Representative Cynthia Johnson and her family.
