A Lansford man, who locked his son in a bedroom for a long period of time, was sentenced Monday morning in Carbon County court to a county prison term.

Shawn Joseph Murphy, 49, previously pleaded guilty to one count each of unlawful restraint and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanor 2 offenses. In exchange for the plea two felony counts of unlawful restraint and false imprisonment were dropped in a plea deal with the district attorney’s office.

President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II sentenced him to serve one to 18 months in prison on each count with the terms running concurrently.

Murphy also previously pleaded to a possession of drug paraphernalia charge and was placed on probation for a year, consecutive to the other counts.

His co-defendant in the case, the mother of the child, Geri Lynn Survis, entered a plea for her part in the case on Tuesday.

In the restraint case, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Detective Joshua Tom:

Earlier in February 2020, police were dispatched to a residence on the 200 block of East Ridge Street for a cut wrist. When authorities arrived, the child’s mother, Survis, said Murphy had locked them and their 18-year-old friend in the child’s bedroom, using a drill to secure the door.

The child and their friend were trapped for about 10 hours until Survis allowed them out of the room to eat the next morning. The two were eventually locked up again and weren’t given access to a bathroom.

The child, police say, told authorities Murphy had also punched them, and Survis slapped them.

Defense attorney Matthew J. Mottola, of the public defender’s office, said that the victim was giving Murphy and Survis problems but that his client admitted he made a mistake in the way he handled the situation.

Murphy said he has not had any contact with the boy since the incident and that the victim is living with a relative outside the area and is getting help.

The victim submitted an impact statement to the DA’s office in which he alleged that Murphy had a drinking problem. Murphy denied having any alcohol in him the day of the incident.

In addition to the jail term, Nanovic ordered Murphy to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, supply a DNA sample, attend and successfully complete both anger management and parenting courses, pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole and probation.

He was given credit for 23 days already served and will begin serving the remaining portion of the term at 10 a.m. on Feb. 11. The delayed start to the prison term is due to a flare-up of COVID-19 cases at the county prison.