Toms River, N.J. – Scott Cooney of Lakewood, who carved
a swastika into the lawn of a family he had harassed has been sentenced to
15 months in prison.
The judge said Cooney had written threatening and bias letters to the
victims despite an order not to have contact with them.
Authorities say Cooney repeatedly harassed and threatened the family
over several months before he went to their home last August and used a lead
pipe to carve the swastika into their lawn. The family stayed inside their home
because they did not want to provoke a confrontation.
Once Cooney left, they took a photo of the swastika and contacted
police. Cooney was arrested a few days later.
