The man who pleaded guilty to attacking former Talladega Mayor Larry Barton has avoided prison. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Clyde Jones gave Benny Green a 5-year suspended sentence. He will not do any time, as long as he abides by the terms of his probation. Green admitted using a tire thumper to attack Barton in the parking lot of a Cahaba Heights barber shop in 2015. Green attempted to make his get-away on a bicycle, but was apprehended by bystanders. Green accused Barton of having an extramarital affair with his wife, a charge Barton denied. The attack made national headlines, in part because of the ages of the assailant and victim. Barton was 74 at the time of the attack; Green, 71.