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Man Accused of Egging Ohio Home 100-Plus Times Enters Plea

The victim said his house was sometimes hit more than once a day

A man accused of pelting the Ohio home of a former neighbor with eggs more than 100 times over a year has pleaded guilty to a charge of inducing panic. 

Cuyahoga County court records show 31-year-old Jason Kozan pleaded guilty Thursday to the misdemeanor charge. He was charged in March with vandalizing Albert Clemens Sr.'s home in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid. Kozan told WEWS-TV earlier he wasn't responsible for egging the house.

Clemens, Sr. told Cleveland.com in March that the eggings started March 2014 and didn't stopped for two full years.

"The accuracy is phenomenal," Clemens said at the time. "Because almost every time when it's nice weather and they launch five or six of these at a time, they almost invariably hit the front door."

Clemens told the publication his home had been pelted several times a week in the past, sometimes more than once a day. The eggings usually happened after dark and lasted around 10 minutes. He also said he felt the eggs were somehow being launched at the house. [[372297741, C]]

Clemens and his wife bought the two-story house 60 years ago, he told Cleveland.com. Although she has since passed away, he still lives there with his 49-year-old daughter and 51-year-old son.

The arrest brings an end to a lengthy investigation by police. According to the publication, authorities visited local restaurants and businesses to find the suspect’s supply. They traced the eggs used in the attack to an Amish farm, but weren’t able to link them to anyone. They even tried getting fingerprints, but once the eggs crack, protein dissolves any possible prints.

"I like the neighborhood," Clemens told Cleveland.com. "I like the city of Euclid. I would live and die in this house — but it's been kind of a nightmare."

Kozan's attorney, Anthony Bondra, said Friday that Kozan still maintains his innocence related to the damaging of the house. He declined to comment further pending Tuesday's sentencing. 

Authorities haven't said what motivated the attacks they say largely ceased after Kozan moved. 

Clemens said the attacks damaged his home and kept his family on edge.

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