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Pa. Man Attacks Neighbor's Door with Chain Saw

Updated 1:07 PM EDT, Wed, Jan 7, 2009

Related Topics: Jamie Zaleski | Robert Kane

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An eastern Pennsylvania man may face up to 37 years in prison for tearing open a neighbor's door with a chain saw.

Police say 34-year-old Robert Kane began sawing through the front door of Jamie Zaleski's apartment in Scranton while Zaleski and several friends ran out the back.

Kane was angry because a friend of Zaleski's parked in front of his house across the street. Police say when Zaleski asked who was at the door, Kane said it was his worst nightmare, told him, "Open the door or I'll cut it down," and started sawing.

A jury convicted Kane on Tuesday of charges including attempted burglary, attempted criminal trespass and terroristic threats. He was held in lieu of $20,000 bail. A sentencing date wasn't immediately set.

Copyright Associated Press

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  • LaRick Friday, Jan 16 at 12:02 AM FLAG COMMENT I love how you are all trying to make this about the supposed drug dealers....he chainsawed through a house.... the guy made national news for a reason, its an insane story...he is a psycho, plain and simple.
  • greg Friday, Jan 16 at 12:00 AM FLAG COMMENT I find it odd that three different people posted comments within 6 minutes that all live on the same street and they all have bad grammar. The story is not about a drug house, the story is about a criminal that chainsawed threw a front door.
  • Parveena Thursday, Jan 15 at 7:35 PM FLAG COMMENT If my house was for sale and there was a big party drug house across the street, I would blow a fuse too. Good riddance to the druggies, hope they rot in jail.
  • Jules Thursday, Jan 15 at 7:33 PM FLAG COMMENT There are 2 side to every story, I know for a fact that there was a lot more to this than a disgruntled neighbor over a parking problem. So don't call people morons when you do not know the both sides to the story.
  • Martha Thursday, Jan 15 at 7:29 PM FLAG COMMENT Yes Jane, I am another neighbor on the street, and yes I watched the DEA suit up in armored vests and raided the drug house. These men have been tormenting the neighbors with their loud parties until 3 or 4 am. We are glad they are gone. The have lowered our property values.

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