Belmont: No prison for knife-wielding man who beat victim in front of kids

There will be no prison for a Belmont man who threatened a person with a knife and then beat the victim causing injuries. In Allegany County Integrated Domestic violence court Judge Thomas Brown sentenced Ronny Carlin Jr. to serve five years probation. He pleaded guilty to attempted burglary after first being charged by police with second-degree burglary, thirs-defree criminal mischief, menacing, assault and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. According to a press release from the District attorney's office, Carlin "knowingly and unlawfully entered a home" on State Route 417 in Genesee last July "with the intent of assaulting and menacing the victim." The said the victim was injured after being struck in the head multiple times, kicked in the ribs and threatened with a knife while three children watched. The victim's car was also damaged. In addition to probation, Judge brown assessed a $325 court surcharge and a $50 DNA fee. The case was prosecuted by ADA J. Thomas Fuoco. The defense attorney was Fern Adelstein.