A Tuttle man was sentenced last week to serve 27 months in federal prison for falsely reporting a plot to bomb at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Jason Ray Shandy, 19, was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange.

"This sentence sends a message that the making of false terrorism hoaxes will have very serious consequences," said John C. Richter, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, who prosecuted the case. "This defendant's action substantially disrupted the operations of UCO and law enforcement. As the court found at sentencing, the university and responding law enforcement were diverted from their real mission and forced to devote substantial time and resources chasing ghosts in the dark. I want to commend the fine work of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the UCO Police Department, and Edmond Police Department in this case."

Around 10:30 p.m. April 22, Shandy made a 911 call to the Edmond Police Department reporting he'd overheard three individuals at a 7-Eleven talking about blowing up UCO. Based on the report, a comprehensive response was immediately initiated by civilian and law enforcement authorities, including the Edmond Police Department, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, the UCO Police and the UCO Administration. No bomb was located. Upon further investigation, law enforcement authorities determined the report to be a hoax. Nevertheless, Shandy continued making false statements to law enforcement about the incident.

Shandy was indicted by a federal grand jury in May and entered a guilty plea in June, acknowledging in open court that he'd made the false. Under the terms of the claim agreement, Shandy agreed his sentence could be enhanced by the court based on his attempts to impede or obstruct the investigation in this case.

At Friday's sentencing hearing, Miles-LaGrange ordered Shandy to serve 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $21,512 in restitution which includes expenses incurred by the FBI, UCO, Edmond Police and the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.