Ex-NY newsman gets jail in assault attempt

SUFFERN, NY Carter -- who was led away in handcuffs Thursday on the verge of tears -- was also ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment and stay away from his wife for as many as two years.

Ramapo Town Justice Arnold Etelson recited a litany of domestic violence police calls involving the couple that went back 13 years.

Carter told his 21-year-old daughter as he left court: "It's on you, Courtney, to be a big girl."

Defense attorney Marvin Gotkin called the two-year order of protection "almost medieval."

Carter's wife, Marilyn, declined to comment.