By: Tiffany Lukk
The former University of Minnesota student who pleaded guilty to leaving gasoline-covered smoke flares inside Coffman Union last August has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
In a hearing that lasted about 20 minutes, Jason Robert Johnson, 35, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for terroristic intent in Hennepin County District Court on Thursday.
In August, Johnson left a bag in Coffman containing smoke flares, an accelerant similar to gasoline and a lighter. The incident caused police to temporarily close the building.