Man Who Carved Swastika on Lakewood Lawn Pleads Guilty
A Lakewood man accused of carving a swastika into the lawn of a Jewish family he had harassed pleaded guilty Monday to bias intimidation.
Ocean County prosecutors say they will recommend that Scott Cooney, 36, receive a 15-month term when he’s sentenced Aug. 21.
Authorities say Cooney repeatedly harassed and threatened the family over a period of 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.
This article appeared in print on page 4 of edition of Hamodia.
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