Man charged in knife attack

A Middlebury man is facing up to 30 years in prison for allegedly threatening and choking a woman. 27-year-old Brian Cline pleaded innocent in Rutland District Court. A woman told police she was waiting for a friend in front of the fire department when 27-year-old Brian Cline pulled out two knives and held them to her throat, according to affidavits. A witness who tried to intervene said Cline also threatened him. Police said Cline blamed the woman for his life. He is being held on $5,000 bail.