but as scott broom tells us, nobody expected the judge to ban him from returning to his own home once he gets out. >> i'm scott broom in wheaten where a neighbor was sent away to prison today for committing hate crimes against his hispanic neighbors and told by the judge once he gets out of prison, he will not be allowed to live in the neighborhood

but as scott broom tells us, nobody expected the judge to ban him from returning to his own home once he gets out. >> i'm scott broom in wheaten where a neighbor was sent away to prison today for committing hate crimes against his hispanic neighbors and told by the judge once he gets out of prison, he will not be allowed to live in the neighborhood again. steven armstrong conducted a personal campaign of hate and intimidation against latinos in his wheaten neighborhood by targeting vehicles for nearly 100 mysterious late night tire slashings over at least two years. >> i'm afraid for my life. >> and now it's unlikely armstrong will ever return here. he was banned by judge robert greenburgh from coming home during the three years of probation he'll serve after getting out of prison. armstrong was sentenced to year behind bars. >> he can live somewhere, but he just cannot live among the people whom he victimized for so long. >> it's a big deal. it's a big deal for me. it's a big deal for our community. >> in wheaten, scott broom, 9news now. >> a warning tonight if you are ogling a craig

. >> scott broom is live outside the courthouse. has he made the appearance, scott? >> reporter: it just happened about 20 minutes ago. it's a little complicated because now there are a lot of people who want a piece of this guy, stephan pittman. a judge decided this alleged imposter is going to stay locked up here in washington at least until next wednesday. that gives now the state of texas, yes, texas, a chance to come get him. today the lone star state issued a probation violation warrant for stephan pittman because this man who is accused of pretending to be quarterback vince young here in the d.c. area is a sex offender from denton county, texas, still serving his probation. he could now face two to 20 years for violating his probation by allegedly defrauding women up here of tens of thousands of dollars in this alleged scheme. one of the victims showed up in court here this afternoon. >> i wanted to jump up and attack him. i did. i think you saw me fudge eting next to you. it was hard to sit still. >> reporter: could you believe that that's the guy that talked

scott broom is here with that. >> everybody expected stephen armstrong would do time in prison. nobody expected the judge would ban him from returning to his own home once he gets out but that's what he did today. stephen armstrong conducted a personal campaign of hate and intimidation against latinos in his wheaton neighborhood by targeting vehicles for nearly 100 mysterious late night tire slashings over two years. luis was so intimidated he installed a security system. >> i was afraid for my life. >> reporter: elizabeth lived in fear, didn't sleep and sobbed in court. >> it bothered me and all my neighbors. >> reporter: no one suspected it was the man who lived next door with his mother, the nice house with the pink trim who was behind it all until he was caught red handed july of 2010. and now it's unlikely armstrong will ever return here. he was banned by judge robert greenberg from coming home during the three years of probation that he will serve after getting out of prison. armstrong was sentenced to a year behind bars. george simms was the prosecutor on the case. >> the