Fla. man sentenced to Ohio prison for making threats

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced in Ohio to 7 1/2 years in prison for sending threatening messages from Columbus to hundreds of e-mail addresses.

In a federal complaint, 39-year-old Kyle Tschiegg of Sarasota was accused of sending threats to up to 3,500 e-mail accounts targeting businesses and individuals in Ohio, Florida and elsewhere, including a Florida state lawmaker.

The sentence handed down last week by a federal judge in Columbus orders Tschiegg to pay $1,500 restitution to Nancy Detert, a Florida senator.

Federal prosecutors say Tschiegg pleaded guilty in September to interstate transmission of threatening communications and other charges.

A U.S. attorney’s spokesman in Columbus says Tschiegg did not tell investigators why he made the threats.