If he fails to follow the terms of his probation, Phillips faces six months to a year in prison.
Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of inducing panic in January. A making false alarms charge was dismissed.
On Nov. 26, the Huber Heights Communications Center received a threat that a person was wearing a bomb via a text, according to Huber Heights police.
Officers responded to the 6700 block of Barbara Block around 11:09 a.m.
“Due to the serious nature of the threats detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence, and the (Regional Emergency Response Team) and the Dayton Bomb Squad were requested to assist officers on scene, as neighboring units were evacuated,” read a statement from the police department.
Officers took the man into custody and then the bomb squad’s robot did a sweep of the property.
Crews did not find any evidence of a bomb, according to police.
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