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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Hazleton man will spend at least nine months behind bars for stabbing another man during a fight.</p><p>Christopher Nicholas Ringlaben, 22, was sentenced Monday to spend nine to 18 months in Luzerne County Correctional Facility on an aggravated assault charge, according to court papers.</p><p>Ringlaben pleaded guilty to the charge in August.</p><p>Judge Michael T. Vough gave the man credit for four days served and deemed him immediately eligible for work release, court papers say. Ringlaben also must attend and complete anger management classes.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint, Ringlaben brandished a pocket knife during a Nov. 10 fight with a Drums man outside a Turkey Hill in Hazle Township.</p><p>Ringlaben stabbed the man in the arm during the incident causing a seven-inch laceration, police say.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By James O&#8217;Malley</p><p>jomalley@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Hazleton man sentenced to county prison in Turkey Hill stabbing