Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com
A Shawano man was ordered held on a $100,000 cash bond Tuesday while he faces multiple charges in connection with a domestic incident last week that culminated in setting a fire in an apparent suicide attempt, according to the criminal complaint.
Joseph O. Maccagnano, 47, is facing felony counts of arson, burglary, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment and stalking, along with misdemeanor counts of battery, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass.
According to the criminal complaint, Maccagnano barricaded himself in a bathroom where he told police he had hoped to succumb to smoke inhalation after the alleged domestic incident. He was dragged out by firefighters responding to the fire.
Shawano police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday and found a woman who had taken refuge in her vehicle outside of a residence where Maccagnano was still inside and armed with a hammer, according to the criminal complaint.
The woman had multiple facial wounds and was bleeding heavily. She was treated at the scene by emergency responders.
Police then heard smoke alarms going off and spotted smoke coming from the residence and called in the Shawano Area Fire Department.
According to the criminal complaint, Maccagnano told police he had been using meth starting two days before the incident.
He said he continued smoking meth while barricaded in the bathroom waiting to succumb to the smoke from the fire he had set, according to the complaint.
Maccagnano could face a maximum 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine on two felony counts of arson if found guilty.
He could also face a maximum 15 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for burglary involving committing battery on a person.
The woman knew Maccagnano, but he had no permission to be there, according to the woman, who told police she had found him in the residence when she arrived home.
He also allegedly prevented the woman from leaving during the domestic assault, according to the criminal complaint, and could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine for domestic abuse-related false imprisonment.
Maccagnano could also face a maximum 12½ years in prison and a $25,000 fine for reckless endangerment if convicted for endangering the lives of police and firefighters.
Maccagnano is also accused of stalking the woman prior to the incident. He could face 3½ years in prison and a $10,000 fine on a felony charge of stalking if found guilty.
Maccagnano is scheduled for an adjourned initial court appearance on July 10.