MERCER, Pa. - Sentencing has been handed down for the second of two Subway restaurant employees who police say wrote bomb threats on the restroom walls in the Hermitage Walmart because they wanted to leave work early.

Peter Pope, 43, of West Middlesex, was found guilty in September to making terroristic threats causing the evacuation of a building.

This week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court, Pope was sentenced to 18 months of probation with conditions that include random drug and alcohol testing, and prohibition from going to the Walmart.

Skye McKenzie Bowser, 20, of Clintonville, pleaded no contest to the same charge in November. Four more serious felony charges against the two were dismissed.

Bowser was sentenced earlier this month to 18 months probation as well.

According to a criminal complaint, Pope, a manager of the Subway at the time, convinced Bowser, a fellow employee, to write a threat on the women’s restroom wall so they could leave work early.

Police also accused Pope of writing a threat on a wall of the men’s restroom.

One of the messages, written in black marker, said there was a bomb in the toy department. The other message said there was a bomb in the store.

Pope is the one who reported the restroom message to a Walmart employee, according to the complaint.

The Walmart was evacuated, and three bomb-sniffing dogs were called from Butler County and Pittsburgh to conduct a search that showed no explosives.

Police learned of the alleged conspiracy from another Subway employee who said Pope had suggested that she write the bomb threat in the restroom so they could leave early. That employee said she refused.

The criminal complaint says Bowser admitted writing the threat at the suggestion of Pope, who denied the allegations.