A Cabot man was sentenced to county prison Wednesday after being charged with assaulting another person with a broken pool stick in September.

Adam J. Flick, 41, was sentenced to 6 to 12 months in the Butler County Prison by Judge William Shaffer.

His parole will then be followed by 5 years of probation, and he was ordered to pay court costs and $2,000 in restitution, as well as complete 50 hours of community service.

Flick pleaded guilty to misdemeanor simple assault and terroristic threats on May 3.

He was initially charged with felony aggravated assault, burglary, misdemeanor simple assault, terroristic threats and summary harassment after an incident in the 200 block of Anderson Road, Penn Township, on Sept. 23.

The remaining charges were dismissed as part of the plea.

State police filed the charges after a report of Flick assaulting another person with the weighted end of a pool stick.

Police said Michael Lex and Timothy McKee were sleeping on a sectional couch in the home, when Flick entered through an unlocked door and began yelling at Lex.

As Lex began to get up, Flick hit him several times with the pool stick before leaving the home and driving off, according to court documents.

McKee said he awoke to the assault and recognized Flick, but did not know why he was in the house or hitting Lex.

Lex reported that he had never seen Flick before and did not know why Flick was assaulting him, hitting him twice in the head, before a brief struggle and falling to the floor, according to court documents.

Flick was interviewed and denied any involvement, according to court documents.

Police said a 21-ounce broken end of a wooden pool stick, about 10 inches long, was recovered from the scene.

Lex was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital and was treated for a 4-inch cut to the back of his head, which required stitches, police said.

Flick called the incident “out of character,” apologizing.

“To the victim, there is no excuse for what I did,” he said. “I want to apologize to my wife ... to the community and to the court for being here under these circumstances.”

Flick said he has “obviously let the community down in this situation.”

“I know I don't have a perfect past here, I am just trying to rectify this situation,” he said.

His attorney, Assistant Public Defender Joseph Smith, said Flick has completed a drug and alcohol evaluation and is currently completing outpatient rehabilitation.

“This case, I believe, is an anomaly in his recent past,” he said, saying that Flick volunteers in the community.