Andrew Pollack, whose daughter was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, is accused of harassing his neighbors in Eagle Point.

The trial for an Eagle Point man accused of waging a harassment campaign against his neighbors has been postponed because his attorney needs more time to prepare for the proceedings.

Andrew Scot Pollack, 58, was scheduled for a three-day trial in Jackson County Circuit Court beginning March 19 to defend himself against 15 criminal charges related to alleged harassment of his neighbors, Keith and Meagan Mapes, in late 2022 and early 2023.

But Pollack’s defense attorney, Pete Carini, filed a motion Tuesday stating he needs more time to prepare for trial. Judge Laura Cromwell granted Carini’s motion Wednesday, marking the second time trial dates for Pollack were canceled.

Carini’s motion did not elaborate on his need for more preparation. He declined to comment in an email Wednesday to the Rogue Valley Times.

Pollack, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, said in an interview that the scheduling of the trial dates doesn’t make much difference to him.

“I don’t really think about it that much, whether it’s tomorrow or six months (from now),” Pollack said. “It’s going to be a good, fair trial. I’m looking forward to being vindicated.”

He added, “Jackson County’s a great, conservative county, and I am looking forward to getting the right jurors on my case.”

The grand jury indictment does not shed much light on what Pollack allegedly did when he engaged in second-degree disorderly conduct, stalking, menacing and coercion between December 2022 and February 2023.

But neighbors have written to the lead prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Melissa LeRitz, regarding alleged “loud and aggressive acts” in the area of South Fork Little Butte Creek Road, where the Mapes and Pollacks share a property line.

Those acts include a propane cannon — a gas-powered device typically used to scare off wildlife — allegedly firing multiple times a day for several hours as an intimidation tactic against the family, who have young children. 

The alleged conduct — which is not limited to the propane cannon — caused the Mapes and other neighbors to move out of the area at certain times until they believed it was safe to come home.

Keith Mapes, speaking by phone from a trailer in the Rogue Valley he and his family have been living in due to the disturbances at home, called the trial postponement “extremely frustrating.”

“I feel sad for my family and for my children that, one, they can’t be at their home until this thing’s resolved,” Mapes said. “This is yet another attempt to push it down the road.”

He said he expected the postponement, however. 

“I was cautiously optimistic that the trial date would happen,” Mapes said. “But at the same time, I assumed that it would get pushed out because when the trial comes, so does the truth — and I don’t think he wants anyone to know the truth.”

Pollack sued the Mapes in 2022 for adverse possession and quiet title. The Mapes countersued, but Judge David Hoppe ruled in favor of Pollack and his wife, Julie Phillips, and denied the Mapes’ counterclaims in 2023. The case remains on appeal.

Pollack told the Times last year he moved from Parkland, Florida, to Eagle Point to get away from the tragedy involving his daughter, Meadow Jade Pollack, who died on Feb. 14, 2018, when Nikolas Jacob Cruz entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a high-powered rifle and killed 17 people and wounded 17 others. Cruz was sentenced to life in prison without parole. 

Pollack has become a school safety advocate since his daughter died, donating money to Florida law enforcement so they can buy rifles and bulletproof backpacks.

Pollack’s next court appearance is scheduled for April 22.