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Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for setting Laflin fire

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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A man from Brooklyn, N.Y. who is accused of slashing another man with a machete in Wilkes-Barre won&#8217;t serve any additional time in jail.</p><p>Lamar N. Grant, 40, and another man known as &#8220;JoJo&#8221; each was armed with machetes when they approached Ronald Roane outside 64 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre, on Nov. 15, 2017, court records say.</p><p>Roane exited the residence when he was attacked by Grant and JoJo. Roane drove to his residence on Noble Lane, Wilkes-Barre, telling his wife what happened. His wife then drove Roane to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.</p><p>Police said Roane had severe lacerations on his hands and arms.</p><p>As Roane drove away from the Carey Avenue house, Grant or JoJo used a machete to smash the rear window of his vehicle, police said.</p><p>Grant was charged Feb. 2, 2018 with two felony counts of aggravated assault, a single misdemeanor count of simple assault and a summary count of harassment. Grant spent 16 days in jail until he posted $100,000 bail.</p><p>A trial before Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. was held in September but a jury was not able to reach a verdict, resulting in the judge declaring a mistrial.</p><p>A second trial was planned until prosecutors and Grant&#8217;s attorney, Christine Marie Trout, came to a negotiated plea agreement on March 11.</p><p>Prosecutors withdrew the two aggravated assault counts and the summary count of harassment as Grant pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor simple assault charge.</p><p>At his sentencing hearing Tuesday, Trout said Grant maintains he was not the aggressor and has relocated to Brooklyn to be close to family.</p><p>Sklarosky sentenced Grant to 16 days time served to two-years, less one day. Since he was given credit for time served, Grant was immediately paroled. </p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Brooklyn man sentenced in Wilkes-Barre machete attack