An ambulance officer came to the rescue of three people who were being threatened by a knife-wielding man on October 20 last year.
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Alex Tregear, 28, was sentenced to a maximum of 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intimidation, custody of a knife in a public place, resisting and assaulting police officers and damaging property.
The Lithgow man will serve out a non-parole period of 10 months.
"I make a finding of special circumstances, those circumstances being the need to an extended period of supervision to enable the defendant to address his mental health issues," Magistrate Cate Follent said in a statement on the sentencing.
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The court heard the incident began on October 18 last year, when Tregear punched a 14-year-old in the right side of the head during an argument.
At 11am on Saturday, October 20, three people, including a seven-month-old baby, fled a Lithgow house after Tregear became violent and armed himself with a knife. They waved down a passing ambulance. The officer called for emergency assistance and helped them to safety.
Police forced entry to the house through a back window and Tregear was arrested.
