GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A Grand Rapids man arrested in February and accused of sending threatening, antisemitic tweets was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday, Aug. 17.

David Lenio, 31, was acquitted in July of two felony charges of aggravated stalking and using a computer to commit a crime by a jury during his trial in Kent County Circuit Court. But the jury convicted Lenio on a charge of malicious use of a telecommunications device.

He was sentenced to two years probation Thursday in relation to tweets about killing Jewish people and others targeting a man named Jonathan Hutson.

"The things that I saw and heard during the course of this trial were very repulsive," Trusock said. "You were very careful in the tweets and communications you made to the victim to not threaten (the victim) specifically."

Lenio was accused of tweeting about killing Jewish religious leaders and shooting up schools while referencing the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The judge said because of the careful way Lenio crafted his tweets, the jury found him not guilty of the more serious charges against him.

Hutson submitted a letter detailing the impact on his life, which Trusock referenced Thursday.

As part of his sentence, Lenio was also ordered to not use social media or the internet, and go through mental health treatment as part of his probation. He is not allowed to be within 1,000 feet of schools or Jewish places of worship, but is allowed to continue living at his family's home, which is located in Grand Rapids near a synagogue, Trusock said. He is also not allowed to contact the victim in any way.

Lenio was charged under similar circumstances in Kalispell, Montana, in 2015 and spent five months in jail before he was released through a delayed prosecution agreement. He was not convicted, but the case was never dismissed, pending a delayed agreement in which he wasn't allowed to contact any witnesses, among other guidelines.

The judge added that Lenio violated a clause in the agreement prohibiting contact with the victim, but that it is "up to the people in Montana" to enforce that.

Whether Lenio violated the Montana delayed prosecution agreement was a point of confusion throughout the case. The defense argued the two-year period had passed, while the prosecution said that was not the case.