Manahawkin Megan's Law Offender Facing Jail Time For Numerous Violations

A Megan's Law offender will be spending the next 364 days in the Ocean County Jail for violating his probation and illegally having a police scanner in his possession, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

Superior Court Judge Melanie S. Appleby also said that Thomas J. Scalgione, 44, whose last known address was Manahawkin, will now have a new term of parole supervision for life, said spokesman Al Della Fave.

Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor Ehsan F. Chowdhry of the Megan's Law unit said jail time was needed because Scalgione has a high risk of committing a new offense and a lengthy criminal record, Della Fave said.

Scalgione entered a guilty plea on December 21, 2015, to several violations of Community Supervision for Life (CSL), unlawful possession of a police scanner, violation of probation and theft by deception, he said

Senior Parole Officer Michael Cullen was responsible for initiating the complaints and charges for the defendant.

"Essentially, the defendant violated conditions of CSL by unlawfully accessing social media sites and by possessing illicit materials," Della Fave said. "Additionally, the defendant was unlawfully in possession of a cache of police intercept scanners."

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