He’s poisoning my plants!
A neighbour from hell who spent seven years harassing a couple in his street has been jailed after the couple caught him poisoning their plants on CCTV.
Johnathon Warner-Johnson, 52 sent them more than 200 letters accusing his neighbours of paedophilia and mocking a family relative with Down’s Syndrome.
Warner-Johnson later damaged their car as well as their son’s vehicle, damaged their fence and sprayed their plants and lawn with weed killer.
To disguise his activity, Warner-Johnson pretended to receive the same hate letters.
His neighbours confided in him, unaware that he was behind the charade.
Police were alerted to the letters in 2009 and became suspicious in June 2016 when a letter was received purporting to be from another neighbour.
The writing matched the previous letters and information in the letter had only been shared with Warner-Johnson.
The couple installed CCTV and were shocked to find Warner-Johnson throwing rubbish into their rear garden and spraying weed killer in the front garden.
Police arrested Warner-Johnson on 2 December after viewing the footage and found a folder containing copies of the letters and address stickers. He was charged on 13 April with one count of criminal damage and two counts of stalking.
The motive for the attacks is not known.
Warner-Johnson of Wellhouse Road, Beckenham was sentenced to two years and four months’ imprisonment at Croydon Crown Court on Wednesday, 16 August after pleading guilty to one count of criminal damage and two counts of stalking.
He must also pay £1,959 compensation.
Detective Constable Liz Truan, Bromley CID said: ‘Over a seven-year period, Warner-Johnson launched a calculated malicious campaign against his neighbours.
‘His hate campaign brought significant alarm and distress to them over a prolonged period and it is right he has been jailed and handed such a long restraining order.’
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