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Man guilty in chain saw attack on neighbor’s door
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SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man faces up to 37 years in prison now that he’s been convicted of tearing open a neighbor’s door with a chain saw in a fit of anger over parking.
Authorities said 34-year-old Robert Kane began sawing through the front door of Jamie Zaleski’s apartment in Scranton last March while Zaleski and several friends ran out the back.
Kane was angry because a friend of Zaleski’s parked in front of his house. Police say Zaleski heard a knock at the door, asked who it was, and Kane responded, “Your worst (expletive) nightmare. Open the door or I’ll cut it down.”
He then cut a gash in the door with a chain saw, authorities said.
The defense said Zaleski never actually saw Kane wielding the saw. But a witness testified that Kane bragged about the incident, and the jury convicted Kane on Tuesday of attempted burglary, terroristic threats and other charges. A sentencing date wasn’t immediately set.
Authorities said 34-year-old Robert Kane began sawing through the front door of Jamie Zaleski’s apartment in Scranton last March while Zaleski and several friends ran out the back.
Kane was angry because a friend of Zaleski’s parked in front of his house. Police say Zaleski heard a knock at the door, asked who it was, and Kane responded, “Your worst (expletive) nightmare. Open the door or I’ll cut it down.”
He then cut a gash in the door with a chain saw, authorities said.
The defense said Zaleski never actually saw Kane wielding the saw. But a witness testified that Kane bragged about the incident, and the jury convicted Kane on Tuesday of attempted burglary, terroristic threats and other charges. A sentencing date wasn’t immediately set.
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