Complex sentence: Manning faced up to four years in prison because of his 2002 assault conviction, but in September 2006, Manning pled no contest to felony assault in exchange for another probation deal.
Split into simpler sentences: Manning faced up to four years in prison because of a previous assault charge in 2002, for which he received probation. In September 2006, Manning pled no contest to felony assault in exchange for another probation deal.