VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A South Mills, N.C. man who pleaded guilty to making threats towards St. John the Apostle, the Virginia Beach-based Catholic church and private school, was sentenced to three years in prison, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.

A Virginia Beach Circuit Court judge sentenced Bobby Dale Francisco on Wednesday morning to five years in prison with two years suspended for one count of threat by electronic communication, the attorney's office said. This means that Francisco will only have to serve three years in prison.

The attorney's office said the judge suspended two years of Francisco's sentence to help the court "maintain some control over the mental health aspect."

Francisco will have five years of supervised probation and five years o

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