A Carbon County man was sentenced to a year in jail on Monday morning after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.

Tyler James Behler,

22, of Palmerton, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to a mandatory term of one to two years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $2,500, 18-month license suspension, supply a DNA sample and render 100 hours of community service when paroled. The jail term will be followed by three years of probation.

He was arrested on May 10, 2019, along Delaware Avenue by Palmerton police.

Behler said he addressed a drug problem by entering and successfully completing an inpatient program run by the Salvation Army.

Behler declined to serve most of the remaining time on house arrest.

Matika gave him credit for 220 days. He will begin serving the remaining time, about 145 days, on Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. He was granted immediate work-release privileges.

Brad Allen Kresge,

35, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on June 1, 2019, by state police at Lehighton along Hahns Diary Road in Lower Towamensing Township. A test revealed a 0.22 BAC.

A first offense for sentencing purposes, he was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.

Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole or probation.