A former Carbon County man was sentenced to a county prison term on Thursday on charges stemming from his part in operating a methamphetamine lab and burglaries.

Todd Greene, 39, now residing in Harrisburg, was sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass to serve a total of one day less 12 to one day less 24 months in prison, followed by two years of probation. Greene previously pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, receiving stolen property and operating a meth lab.Greene was charged by agents of the state attorney general's office and county drug task force with operating the meth lab at 400 Mahoning St. in Lehighton. Police served a search warrant on the home on March 9, 2013. Found in the home were four plastic bottles containing suspected liquid meth residue, noniodized salt, lighter fluid, drain opener, sulfuric acid, muriatic acid, aluminum foil, coffee filters and vinyl tubing. Arrested with Greene at the time was Floyd Warren Michael, 29, of Palmerton.Greene also admitted to entering Diana's Corner Store in East Penn Township on Feb. 1, 2012, and removing items including lottery tickets and cigarettes. He also admitted to a break-in of the property of Vincent Macalush in East Penn Township and removing various camping equipment.On Thursday, defense counsel Stephen Vlossak Jr., of Palmerton, told Serfass that Greene was a different person from the one who appeared before him for his plea in July 2013.He said Greene had entered the Salvation Army rehabilitation inpatient program in Harrisburg and successfully completed it after six months.Greene told Serfass that the Salvation Army program was the best thing ever to happen to him. He said he has changed his life around and has re-established contact with his children.He said the program has secured him a good job in the Lancaster area, where he will relocate when his prison term is over.Vlossak also noted when Greene was placed in prison after his arrest, he befriended an inmate who had special needs and a hard time handling himself in the prison setting. He said Greene's work with that inmate brought praise from the warden. He said the warden told him he was very happy that Greene has changed his life around.Serfass said because of what Greene had done since his arrest, he would let him serve what is left of his prison term on consecutive weekends so he can keep his employment.Greene was given credit for 343 days, which includes the time he spent in prison and in the Salvation Army program. He was also ordered to make total restitution to the victims involved of $7,709.98, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance for D&A use, and when released on parole render 100 hours of community service. He must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on supervision.He will begin his jail term on May 23 at 8 p.m.Greene's co-defendant Michael, also pleaded guilty to his part in the meth lab operation and was sentenced by Serfass in July 2013 to serve seven to one day less 24 months in the county prison.