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Jason Clark, 45, is facing up to 40 years behind bars after he admitting stalking and terrorizing his neighbors for eight years

A man dubbed the 'neighbor from hell' is facing a lengthy prison sentence after he admitted to terrorizing an Alabama neighborhood for eight years.

Jason Clark, 45, stalked his neighbors, shot at their homes, poisoned their lawns, ran one man over and even recorded their private phone conversations before playing them on a loudspeaker.

Joe Gross even had to put his dog down after Clark sprayed his garden with chemicals, leaving the animal with nerve damage, and eventually donated his house to a church just to get away.

Those who lived near Clark in Montgomery, Alabama, say the abuse started in 2009 after he put up an eyesore fence that he painted orange and covered with 'no trespassing' signs, WSFA reports.

Over the years Clark transformed his own home into a fortress covered with motion activated lights and security cameras which he used to spy on those around him.

He also used the lights and several laser pens to shine into people's homes in the middle of the night, as well as owning several bright, strobe torches that he used to shine into passing cars. 

Clark also amassed a huge stockpile of weapons including AR-15 rifles, shotguns and pistols, along with almost 40,000 rounds of ammunition, despite being banned from owning firearms.

Sara Chandler, who was stalked by Clark, said he used the weapons to shoot at her front door and laundry room door.

Residents of the Alabama neighborhood where Clark lived (his house, pictured) said the abuse began back in 2009 when he put up this eyesore fence and covered it with 'no trespassing' signs

He then added cameras which he used to spy on those living nearby, and bright lights that he shone into people's houses in the middle of the night, as well as shooting at houses with multiple weapons

Chandler says he also keyed her car, killed off her grass, followed her around, hurled abuse at her and threatened her to the point where she was afraid to go outside.

Other neighbors said Clark would hide on their property before jumping out at them as they came home from work to hurl obscenities at them.

Neighbors also said he wore a ghillie suit - used by military snipers and hunters as camouflage - around the neighborhood and mowed his grass dressed in all black and wearing a hockey mask. 

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Tyler Norris, who lived next to Clark for four years, said he managed to record private phonecalls he answered inside his house and then played them over a loudspeaker for everyone to hear.

Norris, who cuts grass for a living, said he had to hire somebody to take care of his own garden because he was afraid of going there. 

Meanwhile Tony Calhoun, who lives a few blocks from Clark's house, said he was visiting someone on the street when Clark hit him with his mother's car. 

For a time Clark was moved out of the neighborhood under a judge's order and put up in the grounds of a church, but threatened to kill a family walking on the property.

Clark also amassed a huge stockpile of weapons and 40,000 rounds of ammunition, despite being banned from owning firearms as part of an earlier court order

 Clark had initially been charged with domestic terrorism, but pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated stalking as part of a deal with prosecutors

After that the church served him with an eviction notice, sparking a rampage by Clark in which he deliberately used up water and electricity and vandalized their property.

In the time it took church leaders to get rid of him, he used 275,000 gallons of water, broke lights and glass and scattered it around the grounds, and painted rude messages on their marquee. 

Paul Biller, a block captain who was forced to put cameras and motion detectors on his house in order to protect himself against Clark, said: 'He threatened to kill me on more than one occasion. 

'He would shout obscenities at me as I was walking the streets to keep an eye on the crime situation.

'He would call my wife derogatory names and make sexual comments about my wife. It is satisfying to know that at least he is going to be locked up for a while and our neighborhood is a lot safer now.'

Neighbors say he used the weapons to fire at their homes, poisoned their gardens with chemicals, threatened to kill them and even hit one man with his car

Clark has pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated stalking which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years each, but could be jailed for longer if he is found guilty of intimidating a witness

Clark was due to go to trial on two charges of aggravated stalking but admitted the crimes at the last minute and is now facing up to 40 years in jail.

He may yet be jailed for longer, as there is still another charge of intimidating a witness pending against him. 

District Attorney Daryl Bailey said: 'For the last six or seven years, they have been terrorized by a domestic terrorist in this neighborhood. It's caused them all types of anguish. 

'Now, he's been put behind bars and hopefully will stay there for a long time. They can rest easily and sleep peacefully at night without fear of being harmed or being harassed in their own homes.

'I feel that everyone has breathed a collective sigh of relief now that this terrorist is off the streets.'

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