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Sacramento neighbors’ harasser accused of probation violations
27-08-2011
Tagged Under : Neighbors, Neighbors Harasser
On Monday, Joseph Ongaro was sentenced to 180 days on the sheriff’s work project after pleading no contest to charges that he violated a court order to stop harassing his neighbors. He did so by, among other things, hanging a swastika in a window to scare off potential renters after his fed-up neighbors left the neighborhood.
Within one day of entering into the plea deal, Ongaro allegedly got on the Internet and violated its terms.
Specifically, he commented online on a Bee story about his conviction, in direct violation of probation terms that prohibited him from posting anything on the Internet related to the victims, said Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Karen Maxwell, who prosecuted Ongaro.
Not only did Ongaro post under his own last name, Maxwell said, he also revealed details of his case that only he, his defense attorney, the judge or Maxwell would know.
Authorities arrested Ongaro on Thursday morning for the alleged violation of probation, Maxwell said.
In response to The Bee story, a reader posted comments under the name “ongaro,” claiming that the problems with his neighbors were not one-sided. He also made jokes at the expense of Maxwell’s boss, District Attorney Jan Scully.
One reader questioned a requirement that Ongaro take life skills classes in order to shave 90 days off his 180-day sentence, saying, “That’s the best our court system can come up with?”
The reader named “ongaro” responded “Didn’t you know, Jan Scully is tough on crime! LOL”
As for whether the alleged violation of probation could amount to long-term jail time, Maxwell said she’ll be pushing for it.
For now, though, Ongaro is being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, where he underwent a few extra searches, thanks to somebody on the outside.
Another noteworthy post appeared Thursday on The Bee’s online story about Ongaro’s arrest, this one under the name “joeongar0,” stating that the “idiot sheriffs forgot to confiscate my phone” and that he was “gonna stand up for what I believe in.”
The post caught the attention of the District Attorney’s Office and jail staff.
Booking Sgt. Don Vagt said that by Thursday evening, Ongaro had undergone two patdowns, two passes through a metal detector the second after a call from the District Attorney’s Office and a strip-search.
Vagt said Ongaro had no phone.
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