MERCER COUNTY Sharon man apologizes to wife, pleads guilty

Clarence Wilson agreed that he must be held accountable for his actions.
MERCER, Pa. -- A Sharon man accused of trying to kill his wife apologized publicly to her and other family members as he pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder, burglary and two counts of aggravated assault.
Wilson could face 30 to 60 years in state prison when he comes up for sentencing Feb. 5, officials said.
Clarence L. Wilson, 41, of South Oakland Avenue, appeared Monday before Judge John Reed of Mercer County Common Pleas Court to enter his guilty pleas, and his wife and members of her family were in the courtroom, said District Attorney James Epstein.
After signing his plea, Wilson asked the court for permission to address the victims in the case and turned to apologize to his wife and others for what he had done.
He told them that he agrees that he must be held accountable for his actions, Epstein said.
What happened
Authorities said Wilson had been forced to leave the home he shared with Lindy Sue Wilson, 34, after she filed for a protection-from-abuse court order against him.
He entered the house uninvited March 9 and attacked his wife with a 12-inch butcher knife, leaving her with nine cuts, several of them very deep, authorities said.
Lindy Sue Wilson was left permanently disfigured by the attack, Epstein said.
Police said Wilson also tried to slit his wife's throat but was prevented from doing so by her sister, Carrie Ehnot, who grabbed the knife blade, suffering a severe cut of her hand.
Police also said Wilson slashed at his wife's daughter, Tomi Lynn Jennings, when she tried to intervene, but she wasn't cut.
Police responding to a call of a domestic assault that night found the Wilsons in the attic with Clarence still holding the knife.
He refused to surrender and was temporarily disabled with a shot from a stun gun, police said.