Correction appended

A Penn State student accused of threatening to put a professor who gave him a B- "in a wheelchair" is now facing misdemeanor charges, according to a press release issued Tuesday.

Apostalo M. Tsirogiannis, listed as a finance major in the Penn State directory, was charged Tuesday with terroristic threats and harassment and arraigned in front of Magisterial District Justice Jonathan Grine, according to the release. Tsirogiannis is free on $10,000 unsecured bail.

Tsirogiannis, who told police he believed he should have received higher than a B-, allegedly threatened violence against visiting professor Lukas Roth if he did not raise Tsirogiannis' grade.

"If I see this on my [eLion] account, I swear to god I am going to [expletive] put you in a wheelchair when I see you," the e-mail reads, according to the press release.

Smeal College of Business Dean Thomas James reported the incident to Penn State Police on May 10 after visiting professor Lukas Roth informed him of the e-mail he received from Tsirogiannis, according to the release.

Police interviews with Roth revealed the e-mail was the most recent in correspondence between professor and student that "became progressively more threatening."

Tsirogiannis admitted to sending the e-mail and told police he had worked hard to achieve his grade and that it should have been better than a B-, according to the release.

Tsirogannis' preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 21.

This article incorrectly states the name of the dean of the Smeal College of Business. James Thomas is dean of the Smeal College of Business.