A Bowling Green man accused of inducing panic has pleaded guilty to an amended charge.
David Barbosa Jr., 19, appeared Thursday in the courtroom of Wood County Common Pleas Judge Joel Kuhlman.
He was indicted in June for making terroristic threats, a third-degree felony; inducing panic, a second-degree felony; and aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor.
On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to the amended counts of attempted tampering with evidence and attempted making terrorists threats.
Both are fourth-degree felonies.
The charge of aggravated menacing will be dismissed at sentencing.
Wood County Chief Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Gross recommended community control.
The prosecutor and defense attorney stipulated the facts of the case, which were not shared in court.
Court documents state that in March, Barbosa caused the evacuation of a public place or caused serious inconvenience or alarm by initiating a report of an impending fire, explosion or other catastrophe while knowing the report was false.
The offense happened at Penta Career Center, according to previous statements made by Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson.
Barbosa, who lived in Maumee at the time, made a threat with the purpose to intimidate or coerce a civilian population and as a result of that threat, he caused a reasonable expectation of the offense.
Kuhlman said he could impose a sentence of 18 months for each charge, to be served consecutively.
Defense attorney Christopher Lawrence said several things were going on in the background and asked for a presentence investigation rather than go straight to sentencing.
Sentencing was scheduled for Feb 8.
