Interesting.
Under Texas law:
“Sec. 22.07. TERRORISTIC THREAT. (a) A person commits an offense if he threatens to commit any offense involving violence to any person or property with intent to:
(1) cause a reaction of any type to his threat by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;
(2) place any person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
(3) prevent or interrupt the occupation or use of a building; room; place of assembly; place to which the public has access; place of employment or occupation; aircraft, automobile, or other form of conveyance; or other public place; or
(4) cause impairment or interruption of public communications, public transportation, public water, gas, or power supply or other public service.
(b) An offense under Subdivision (1) or (2) of Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor. An offense under Subdivision (3) of Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subdivision (4) of Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree.”
I guess the judge thought the threat impaired school bus service. Otherwise the maximum punishment for a Class B misdemeanor was 180 days in jail.
I expect an appeal, unless the lawyer who advised him to plead guilty without prior negotiations is too incompetent to even manage that.
The judge is trying to make an example out of this kid I understand his reasoning, but is going completely overboard, and needs to be reprimanded.