WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A 77-year-old man who shot a dog walker in the ankle and beat him with a golf club at a senior community near Delray Beach avoided prison Thursday.
Circuit Judge Daliah Weiss sentenced Robert Levine instead to six months in jail and five years of probation for his attack at the Kings Point golf course on April 24, 2022. Levine’s friends and family, one of whom flew from New York to testify about his positive impact and remorse for beating the unarmed 64-year-old Herbert Merritt, wept in the back of the courtroom.
“I am truly sorry that I hit that man once he was down,” Levine told the judge. “I am ashamed. And I deeply regret that I brought shame to my good name and my family.”…