A Carbon County woman was sentenced to a county prison term on Thursday on four drug-dealing counts.

Patricia M. Wernett, 61, of Bowmanstown, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to serve a total of one day less one to one day less two years in the county prison followed by three years of probation.Wernett previously pleaded to four counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-oxycodone.Matika rejected a request from defense counsel Kim M. Christie to have Wernett placed in the Intermediate Punishment Program, or house arrest.Wernett told the court she sold the drugs, for which she had a prescription, for profit. She said her husband has many health issues.She said she cares for him, and that she has gone through some health problems.She told the court, "I was desperate. I had medical bills; they wouldn't let me make small payments."Matika said selling the drugs was not the way to address her financial problems.He also said, "You chose to sell your pills, prescriptions, for profit. You chose to engage in illegal activities."Matika also noted that Nesquehoning Police Chief Sean Smith, who filed the charges, warned Wernett to stop selling the drugs, but she continued anyway.Matika said he would not consider house arrest because of the four felony counts she pleaded to.He said he didn't think Wernett was a "bad person" but made bad choices.He added, "Even good people need to pay for the crimes they commit."In addition to the jail term, Matika ordered Wernett to get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, render 100 hours of community service when released on parole, zero tolerance for D&A use, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole and probation, and supply a DNA sample.She was given credit for 15 days spent in jail on the charges and began the prison term immediately.