A Carbon County man admitted to a bad check spree and was sentenced to a county prison term.

Michael W. Tyson, 35, of Lehighton, appeared Tuesday afternoon before Carbon County President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II to be sentenced on two prior criminal cases for which he had already entered guilty pleas. But before that, he entered guilty pleas in three other pending cases.Tyson pleaded in one case to theft and bad checks for an incident involving Koch's TV and Appliances of Lehighton as the victim. He pleaded in a second case involving Koch's to a charge of theft by deception. The third case involved My Store of Palmerton as the victim and he pleaded to one count of bad check.In the prior cases he pleaded to was for bad checks and unauthorized use. The unauthorized use charge was the result of renting a car from Blocker Brothers of Lehighton and not returning it on time. The bad check charge involved MS Jewelry of Palmerton as the victim.All the charges stem from incidents occurring in late 2008 and early 2009.After pleading in the first two cases, Tyson left Pennsylvania after the other charges were filed and went to California where he remained until June 2013. Upon his return he went to police concerning the pending charges, according to defense attorney Paul J. Levy.Tyson faces a big restitution bill but promised Nanovic he would have all the victims repaid by the end of March.Nanovic sentenced him to a total of three to one day less 24 months on all the charges followed by six months of probation.His total restitution bill is $2,227.23. However, some of the restitution has been paid, Levy said.Nanovic also ordered Tyson to get a mental health evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and render three hours of community service per month for six months, and was given credit for a total of 21 days spent in jail on the charges.He will begin the jail term at 5 p.m. on March 7 and serve it on consecutive two-day weekends.Theft incidentAugust Eli Harsch, 23, of Saylorsburg, was placed on probation for a total of 24 months on two counts of theft and one count of criminal mischief. He previously pleaded guilty to the charges.He was arrested on Sept. 17, 2013, by state police at Lehighton for an incident at the Alliance Sand Quarry, 415 Golf Road in Lower Towamensing Township. He took metal scraps and other items from the property along with a 2002 Ford Truck, which was not owned by the sand quarry company. The truck was only driven a short distance and abandoned.In addition to the probation term Harsch was ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and make restitution of $50 to the victim.On the mischief charge he was fined $300.Both defendants must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.