A Lansford woman was placed on a long probation period Thursday for an assault incident that occurred almost three years ago.

Carrissa Whateley, 25, was sentenced to four years probation by Judge Joseph J. Matika, on a charge of aggravated assault. She previously pleaded guilty to the charge.Whateley was arrested by Lansford police for an incident on Jan. 28, 2012, at 508 Lansford Court. Police said she broke into the residence of Cassandra Mitchell and struck her with the leg of a piece of furniture. At the time Mitchell told officers she was holding her 2-week-old son.Defense Attorney Joseph D. Perilli told the court that Whateley was upset because her husband was having a relationship with Mitchell, who was pregnant with his child. He said Whateley was also pregnant at the time.Perilli also said that Whateley has "major mental health" issues which she has been addressing since the incident. He said that was the reason the case took so long to come before the court. Court records show that there have been 20 continuances in the case.Perilli added that Whateley continues to receive mental health counseling and he indicated she also had substance issues.Whateley told Matika, "I'm very sorry for what happened. I never thought my mental health was getting so out of hand."Perilli interjected that his client realizes the case was a very serious one, but asked that Matika impose a sentence in the mitigated range because of Whateley's mental health issues. He said she had come a long way in her treatment and putting her in jail would do a lot more harm to that recovery, which continues.Mitchell was present and did not agree with what was said about Whateley being sorry. She told the court, "I don't feel that she's sorry."Mitchell told Matika that Whateley was "stalking" her and would sit outside her home and watch her residence. She added that Whateley would follow her around and would call her constantly.She also said she sustained a facial injury in the assault which required substantial medical treatment which continues.Matika said he understood the issues that were involved in the case. He also said he understood the unusual fact pattern in the matter but agreed to go along with a sentence in the mitigated range.In addition to the probation period Matika ordered Whateley to have no contact of any kind with Mitchell, render 100 hours of community service, continue mental health counseling, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation.