Another defendant in the Lansford meth lab case was sentenced in the county court on Friday.

Kyle Frantz, 20, of Tamaqua, and formerly of Lansford, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to a total of 180 days to 18 months in three cases in which he previously pleaded guilty.Frantz was one of five people charged in connection with the operation of a mobile methamphetamine lab which caused an explosion and fire in Lansford. The incident occurred on May 18, 2013, at 117 E. Patterson St.Frantz and his brother, Scott R. Frantz, 46, of Scranton; Tyler Matthew Strawdinger, 21, of Stroudsburg; Kendra Crostley, 20, of Lansford; and Jacqueline Slaven, 38, of Tamaqua and formerly of Lansford, were all charged. All have entered guilty pleas for their part in the operation. All have now been sentenced except Slaven, who pleaded guilty in October but had her sentencing deferred by Matika.Frantz was sentenced on charges in three pending cases, two of which were the result of the May 18 incident. Frantz was sentenced on charges of recklessly endangering another person, risking a catastrophe, tampering with evidence, and possession of liquified ammonia gas for the purpose of making methamphetamine.When police and firemen arrived on scene, Frantz was found in an upstairs bathroom flushing some of the materials being used to make the meth down the toilet. The possession count stems from an incident along East Snyder Avenue in Lansford which occurred on June 16.Frantz admitted to a drug addiction problem, which he claimed led him to crime. He said he had been addicted to drugs for about two years before his arrest.Matika, in imposing the sentence, told Frantz he was sparing him a possible state prison term but warned if he violated any of the conditions of his sentence he could be brought back and sent to a state prison.In addition to the jail term, Matika ordered him to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole, and render a total of 100 hours of community service when paroled. The prison term will also be followed by two years of probation. He was given credit for 159 days already served on the charges.