A Lehighton woman, who showed up for her guilty plea proceeding under the influence of alcohol and was sent to jail, was sentenced Tuesday in Carbon County Court.

Michelle Helen Rafalko, 49, was sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass to the mandatory prison term of 30 days to six months on one count of driving under the influence, her second offense.Rafalko, however, won't have to serve any more time. As of Tuesday she has spent 30 days in the county prison on the charge.On June 18 Rafalko appeared in Serfass' courtroom to enter a plea to the DUI count. Court personnel defected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her.Personnel from the adult probation office then had her submit to a portable breath test which revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.09 percent.Serfass asked if she had been drinking before coming to court and Rafalko said she did, stating she drank two glasses of wine before coming to court.Serfass then found her in contempt of court and ordered her placed in the county prison. The next day Serfass accepted her plea and deferred sentencing because Rafalko said she had made arrangements to enter an inpatient rehabilitation facility in New Jersey. She did enter the facility.The adult probation office then filed a petition with the court to revoke her bail and she was incarcerated.Defense Attorney Matthew Rapa told Serfass his client has a serious alcohol issue but understands what she needs to do to address them.Rafalko told Serfass, "To be honest, I'm truly sorry for what I've done. I just want to get myself together."Serfass said he was concerned about the future for Rafalko."I believe you need inpatient treatment. I'm afraid outpatient will not help," Serfass said.He added, "You need to get treatment right away. You keep going down the same path, and that will be disastrous for you."Serfass said Rafalko's commitment to get intensive outpatient counseling is a step in the right direction, but again he urged her to go inpatient and feared she would be back in court if she doesn't get the proper help.Serfass also ordered her to pay a fine of $750, suspended her license for a year, ordered her to serve 25 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee.