Man sentenced for Eastern campus threats

CHENEY - The man who threatened to bomb Eastern Washington Unviersity has been sentenced.

Last week, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Annette Plese sentenced Justin Hale, 26, to three months in jail with 15 days of the sentence converted to 120 hours of community service, according to records.

Hale is also prohibited from having contact with the university or coming within 1,000 feet of the campus for five years, court records show.

On Dec. 7, Hale pleaded guilty to charges of harassment; his original October arrest charge was for threatening to bomb or injure property.

Reports show Hale wa...