MILWAUKEE CO. (WITI) -- Thomas Yela was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison plus in a Milwaukee County court on Thursday, January 31st. This, for causing a bomb scare at a Shorewood apartment building in summer 2012. Yela will also serve two years of extended supervision.
Police evacuated 600 residents from the River Park Apartment buildings on Monday, August 27th after bomb-sniffing dogs checked the buildings. The buildings house elderly and disabled individuals.
Police say Yela had been known to visit the facility. On that August day, he was allegedly intoxicated, and at the facility with a friend. Both were kicked out.
As part of his penalty, Yela cannot have contact with the apartment building, or the manager of the apartments. He also owes restitution and court costs. Yela is to be under supervision through a mental health program -- as well as maintain a job, as to pay off the restitution.