A Portland man has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for threatening to burn down Mayor Ted Wheeler's house on Instagram.

Kermit Poulson, 40, was arrested after leaving ominous, threatening comments on a photo Wheeler posted on his public Instagram account in October 2018. Poulson specifically threatened to hurt Wheeler if he didn't fire Officer Garry Britt, one of the two police officers who fatally shot Patrick Kimmons in September 2018.

"You like your bricks? We can remove them from the house and throw them through a window," read one of Poulson's comments, according to court documents.

"Ever had a Molotov cocktail thrown threw [sic] your bedroom window at 4 am?" read another. "Or your office building?"

Poulson pled guilty to extortion in July 2019. According to an Oregonian article, Poulson said he was drunk and not taking his prescribed medication when he posted those comments. According to court documents, Poulson is partially paralyzed and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

"It was a dumb mistake. I regret doing it," Poulson said at the time.

Poulson's 14-month sentence (and one year of parole) is ten months shorter than what federal prosecutors requested. On September 11, US Attorney for Oregon Billy Williams argued that Poulson should serve two years in prison, the maximum sentence for his crime.

"The recommended sentence of 24 months will make clear that defendant’s physical and mental conditions do not give him license to repeatedly threaten others," Williams wrote. "It is proportionate to the seriousness of the offense, and will serve as a deterrence to others who, like the defendant, use the internet to publicly broadcast threats."

Wheeler's office declined to comment on Poulson's sentencing.