A Bethlehem man who celebrated his sentence of probation for microwaving a cat by posting a message on his Web site was sent to jail today.

Northampton County Judge F. P. Kimberly McFadden asked Shawn T. McGonigal, 28, if he was a baseball fan and watched the World Series. McGonigal said yes.

Strike one was microwaving a kitten, injuring its feet, ears, whiskers and mouth in October 2007 at his former apartment in the first block of East Main Street, Bath. McGonigal pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals.Strike two was lying to his probation officer about his prior criminal record, even though McGonigal said today he complied with everything else.

But the third swing that sent McGonigal to prison was his MySpace page message posted after he was sentenced to 18 months probation that said "FTW $1,500 fine no jail time party!"

McGonigal was charged with overt acts, violating his probation.

McGonigal's probation officer provided the judge with a printout of the Web page, and McFadden shook her head and chuckled as she read it.

McFadden sentenced McGonigal to 30 days to 18 months in prison and ordered a batterers assessment and psychological evaluation.