SALEM – A Peabody felon who admitted smashing through the window of a Salem home last winter in the early morning hours, and then struggling with its terrified residents, received three to three and a half years in state prison with probation.In Salem Superior Court Wednesday afternoon, Carlos Vieira, 32, of 2 Esquire Circle, Peabody, changed his plea from innocent to guilty to charges of breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit a felony, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (hard object) as well as two counts of assault and battery before John T. Lu.Vieira was sentenced to serve not less than three years and not more than three and a half years in state prison. Upon his release he will be on probation for another three years at which time he will receive in-patient drug treatment with counseling, random screenings as well as mental health evaluation and treatment as deemed necessary. He also was ordered to stay away from and have no contact with his accusers.It was around 5 a.m. last Feb. 23, when Deanna Turner, 52, of 12 Rawlins Road, Salem, was having a cup of coffee in her living room when she heard a noise from her dining room area and went to check on it.She found a man, later identified as Vieira, who she said was soaking wet and stank of alcohol, on the floor. He apparently smashed through a window to enter the home.As Vieira stood up, Turner tried to push him away as he began yelling about men chasing him.He tried to run upstairs, but was taken down by her husband, Wayne Turner, who was just coming down the stairs when he heard the commotion.In the meantime, the couple’s 19-year-old daughter called 911.Vieira tried to flee into the kitchen area, shoving the daughter and then running straight into a wall.Wayne Turner, 46, was able to tackle Vieira and held him down with a chair until police arrived.Assistant District Attorney James P. Gubitose proposed a prison term of five-to-seven years based on Vieira’s past criminal record and circumstances of the case.The Turners were present for the hearing but did not speak. Instead they presented a letter to the judge concerning the terrible ordeal and their feelings about the incident. The letter they presented is not for public viewing but will be kept in Vieira’s probation file.Defense lawyer Rebecca E. Whitehill told Lu that her client had a drug history as she pleaded for a more lenient punishment, suggesting 30 months in jail with probation. She told Lu that Vieira meant no harm and was just trying to escape from some enemies of his in the area.The sentence imposed is immediate, meaning it cancels out the two-year jail term Vieira is currently serving on a probation violation on a charge for assault with a dangerous weapon.