KALAMAZOO, MI - Since his arrest last year for offering an undercover police officer drugs for sex, a former Prairieville Township reserve police officer's life has been "a living hell," his attorney told a Kalamazoo judge Monday.

Michael Lee Strong has received death threats, his Plainwell home has been vandalized and he's spent time at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Attorney Thomas Ripley said.

"His life has been a living hell," Ripley told Circuit Judge Pamela L. Lightvoet. "His career is over ... He made a mistake, he's been punished enough."

Lightvoet sentenced Strong, 38, to two days in jail with credit for two days already served, as well as 18 months of probation for one count of felony delivery/manufacture of ecstasy. She ordered him to pay court costs and state fees.

Strong pleaded guilty to the charge in September. In exchange for his plea, one count of felony firearm and two counts of delivery/manufacture of a non-narcotic controlled substance were dismissed.

"I just want to put this behind me and move forward," Strong said just before his sentence was handed down Monday.

Lightvoet had delayed Strong's sentencing hearing until Monday so that Assistant Prosecutor Mark Holsomback and Ripley could determine whether Strong was a good candidate for a veterans court that is run by Allegan and Van Buren counties.

Lightvoet noted Monday that Strong was not eligible for the veterans court.

Strong was arrested on Jan. 14, 2014, by Michigan State Police following an investigation of Strong's connecting with men on a dating site for gay men with the goal of obtaining sexual favors for illegal drugs.

A state police sergeant who testified in January 2014 to obtain an arrest warrant for Strong said detectives created a profile on the website using information Strong "would particularly like." Strong then contacted investigators and suggested a meeting during which Strong would bring drugs, including ecstasy, marijuana and cocaine.

Detectives set up a meeting at the Holiday Inn off U.S. 131 in Oshtemo Township where Strong showed up in full police uniform with two handguns, a Taser stun gun and a dispatch radio on him, the sergeant testified.

The detective said Strong had ecstasy and the prescription drug Adderall on him when he showed up at the hotel.

Ripley said Monday that, prior to his arrest, Strong had been "a well-respected man in the community" and had previously served two years in Afghanistan. Ripley said his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and it's difficult to determine whether PTSD played a role "in the mistake he made."

Rex Hall Jr. is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. You can reach him at rhall2@mlive.com. Follow him on Twitter.