OSWEGO, N.Y. – A high school student who admitted sending an e-mail threat to the White House in November was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in the county jail.

John Fellows, 17, of Oswego, pleaded guilty in March to one count of second-degree harassment and faced a maximum penalty of up to a year in jail for the misdemeanor.

Fellows admitted he sent a message threatening to blow up the White House from a computer at Oswego High School, 35 miles northwest of Syracuse. The Secret Service investigated and traced the message to him, and Fellows was arrested Dec. 16.

Fellows told police he used another student’s account to send the message because he wanted to get back at her after a dispute in class.

“I’m going to blow up the White House and kill you and your family,” Fellows said he wrote. “You’re a stupid peace (sic) of (excrement) and deserve to Die!!!”

By pleading guilty to the state charge, Fellows avoided federal charges, which could have been punishable by up to five years in prison.

His case was sealed as a youthful offender, which means his record will be clear if he completes the sentence without incident.