LIHUE »A man who claimed he could not remember breaking into the Hawaii home of animated TV series "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail and five years’ probation.

Joseph Genaro Bonachita, 45, of Hanapepe in May pleaded no contest to amended counts of misdemeanor criminal trespass and terroristic threatening, plus illegally keeping a weapon in his vehicle.

He was sentenced in 5th Circuit Court to six-month sentences on the misdemeanor counts and probation for the weapons count.

Bonachita said he had been drinking and could not recall breaking into Parker’s Kapaa home early on July 1, 2009. Judge Kathleen Watanabe told Bonachita that by blaming alcohol, he was deflecting accountability.

"I am telling you to your face that I don’t buy your story," Watanabe said. "It is one of convenience."

The Garden Island newspaper reports Bonachita entered the home and showed up at Parker’s bedroom with a knife.

Bonachita’s ex-girlfriend, Lauren Kagawa, a friend of Parker’s, was with Parker at the home. She yelled at the intruder until he left. Parker and Kagawa waited about 15 minutes to be sure Bonachita was gone, left the bedroom and called 911.

Bonachita afterward said he recalled waking up at a friend’s home in Koloa. His daughter called and said police were looking for him, and he met officers at a gas station, where he was arrested. Police searched his vehicle and found knives, ammunition and a .22-caliber rifle he said he was returning to a friend.

County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Lisa Arin said the experience has made Parker continue to fear for his family’s safety.

Kagawa died about six weeks after the break-in from a combination of prescription medication and alcohol. Police concluded there was no foul play.