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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Pittston man who admitted to an incident of domestic violence will spend the next two and a half years under county supervision.Stephen Allen Fox, 36, was sentenced Wednesday in Luzerne County Court to one year in the county Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP) followed by 18 months probation on simple assault charges, according to court papers.Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. ordered the man to serve the first 60 days of his sentence on house arrest with electronic monitoring, court papers say. Fox also must undergo anger management treatment and complete 15 hours of community service.Court records indicate Fox pleaded guilty to five counts of simple assault on June 29.According to a criminal complaint, Fox on Dec. 28 became enraged over comments his girlfriend Kathy Pisano&#8217;s 12-year-old daughter made about acrylic fingernails. Police say he started punching walls when the child refused to drop the subject and threw a soda can over head.Pisano&#8217;s 16-year-old son then came out of his bedroom and yelled at Fox to grow up, police say, and Fox punched the teenager in the face and began fighting with him.The boy told police their Christmas tree was thrown during the fight, and at some point Fox grabbed the girl by her neck and slammed her against a wall, the complaint says.Police say Pisano also was struck as she attempted to break up the fight between Fox and her son.The complaint says Pisano and her children all exhibited visible injuries after the incident, including red marks around the girl&#8217;s neck and on Pisano&#8217;s face.The woman told police the incident was not the first sparked by Fox&#8217;s temper.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By James O&#8217;Malleyjomalley@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</shirttailMeta></div>

House arrest, probation for Pittston man who assaulted girlfriend, children