A Carbon County teenage girl pleaded to her part in a drug selling operation on Thursday and was immediately sentenced to a county prison term.

Zoey Danielle Bartenope, 18, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of criminal conspiracy-possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II then sentenced her to serve six to 18 months in prison followed by one year of probation.Bartenope was arrested on March 18 by members of the Carbon County Drug Task Force along with Casey A. Kreiger, 28, and Raymond Larue Sitler, 24, both of Lehighton. The prosecuting officer is Tyler Meek of the Mahoning Township police.Police alleged that Kreiger delivered two bags of heroin to Meek. The deal was made to purchase a bundle (10 bags) of heroin from Kreiger.Following the sale police secured a search warrant for 140 N. Fourth St. Bartenope and Sitler were found in the home. She also had $580 in cash and a brick of heroin was found in the home.The three were charged with various drug counts. Bartenope made bail, but later had it revoked and was returned to the prison in May.Defense Attorney Matthew Mottola told Nanovic that his client was still in high school when arrested. He said she wants to return to high school and get her diploma. She was scheduled to graduate this past June.Mottola said Bartenope was "young and impressionable." He said Sitler was her boyfriend at the time.On July 21 Sitler pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He is awaiting sentencing. Kreiger is scheduled for a pretrial conference in the district attorney's office on Oct. 13.Bartenope said her goal was to get her diploma for her future.Bartenope attempted to convince the court she was not fully awhere of what was going on, a claim Nanovic took issue.He said the police investigation showed her cell phone had been used many times in the drug operation and that she was found with a brick of heroin and cash when arrested.In addition to the jail term Nanovic ordered Bartenope to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee when released on parole, and supply a DNA sample.Nanovic gave Bartenope credit for 107 days already spent in jail on the charge and will permit her to serve the remaining time on consecutive weekends beginning Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. He said he is allowing the weekend sentence so Bartenope can re-enter high school and get her diploma.