A Bethlehem man, arrested over three years ago and then pleading guilty to fleeing and eluding police, was finally sentenced in Carbon County court.

Mounzer Youssef Afif, 49, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to serve six to 24 months in the county prison on the charge but was immediately paroled since he had already served 263 days in prison on the charge.He was arrested on March 5, 2011, when he was observed driving along Delaware Avenue in Palmerton going 73 mph. Police attempted to stop Afif, but he fled and led them on a chase that ended on the on-ramp of Route 248.The case had been continued at least 15 times, during which Afif's public defender was replaced by conflict counsel. Afif also filed a petition to withdraw his plea but later withdrew that.In addition to the jail term, Matika ordered Afif to get both a drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole