A Carbon County man was given a county prison term last week after entering a guilty plea to an assault count, but Judge Steven R. Serfass didn't go along with a weekend sentence and ordered him to serve the time straight.

Derek William Walck, 23, of Lehighton pleaded to one count of simple assault for an incident on May 14 at 212 White St. in Weissport.State police at Lehighton responded to the residence for a reported domestic incident. On scene, officers learned that Walck got into an argument witha woman and during it threw a garbage bag containing bottles, striking her on the head. She required medical attention.As part of a plea bargain with the district attorney's office, the recommended sentence of one-month jail term would be served on consecutive weekends. However, Serfass questioned the reason for a weekend sentence considering the circumstances and the testimony of the victim.Smith told the court she has been traumatized by the incident. She also took issue with Walck's statement that there was only one bottle in the bag, stating there were four, and that he did it in response to her harassing him.She said she was not harassing him.Walck expressed remorse for what happened, stating he knew what he did was wrong. "I'm sorry for what happened." He added, 'I'm fully aware of my wrongdoing."Walck said he was at the residence because he had a relationship with the victim's sister at the time.Serfass said he did not feel a weekend sentence was appropriate. He asked if Walck was working, which the defendant said he was. Serfass told him, "Tell your employer you won't be at work for a while.Serfass sentenced him to serve one to one day less 24 months in prison, make restitution to the victim of $601.98, attend and complete anger management counseling, get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendation for treatment, render 100 hours of community service, and have no contact with the victim.Serfass said he would let Walck begin his sentence at 9 a.m. on Monday so he could inform his employer of the prison term.He must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.