Man Sentenced To Probation For Harassing Neighbor: Report

VALLEY STREAM, NY — A Valley Stream man was sentenced to three years probation, ending a protracted dispute between him and a next-door neighbor, who alleged racial harassment, Newsday reported.

John McEneaney, 58, pled guilty to criminal mischief and was required to complete an online anti-racism class, the article said.

The neighbor, Jennifer McLeggan, a nurse and single mother, claimed McEneaney would throw dog feces and dead squirrels in her yard. She installed a surveillance camera and caught her neighbor in the act.

McEneaney was arrested in Aug. 2020.

As part of Judge Valerie Alexander's ruling on Wednesday, she signed an order of protection from McEneaney making any contact with McLeggan, Newsday said.

In March, McEneaney's girlfriend, Mindy Canarick, 54, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge after finishing a diversity and inclusion program, Newsday said.

McEneaney and Canarick are white. McLeggan is Black.

"The whole thing is messed up," McEneaney said after the sentencing, according to Newsday.