A Monroe County man admitted to a charge of criminal mischief in an attempted burglary incident that occurred in Carbon County.

Carmen Diacheysn, 47, of Stroudsburg, and formerly of Franklin Township, pleaded to the charge before Judge Steven R. Serfass on Thursday and was sentenced to a short prison term.Diacheysn was arrested for breaking two windows on the Bucks Sporting Goods store along Indian Hill Road in the township on Feb. 20, 2013. A neighbor heard glass breaking and called police. Township officers responded and found footprints in snow around the broken windows. The police followed the prints to where Diacheysn was living at the time. He later confessed to the crime.He was originally charged with criminal attempt-burglary and criminal trespass, both felonies, but those charges were dropped in a plea bargain with the district attorney's office.Diacheysn's attorney, Brian Jordan, asked the court to sentence his client to time served, 15 days, rather than any more jail time. He noted Diacheysn has mental health issues but has addressed them and is working. He said he has tried to turn his life around. Sentencing guidelines indicated a minimum sentence of between one and six months be imposed based on his prior criminal record score.Assistant District Attorney Brian Gazo objected to that request, noting that Diacheysn was getting a "significant" break by the DA dropping the felony counts. He added that Diacheysn cooperated and that was the reason for dropping the felony counts, but said a prison term was warranted considering his criminal past.Serfass agreed, stating that Diacheysn did make serious strides in his life to reform, but added, "based on the facts and circumstances I do not see any reason to deviate from the guidelines."Serfass sentenced him to serve one to 23 months in prison, and ordered he get a mental health evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment, render 100 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.He was given credit for the 15 days already spent in jail on the charge. He began the jail term immediately.