A Palmerton man was sentenced to a county prison term on Monday on theft and driving under the influence charges.

Floyd W. Michael, 36, was sentenced to serve a total of six to 23 months in prison on the charges. He previously pleaded guilty.

He was arrested on the theft counts on Sept. 7, 2021. Palmerton police said Michael stole cash and lottery tickets from the Love Food Mart located along Mauch Chunk Road.

The DUI occurred on Sept. 3, 2021, filed by state police at Lehighton following a stop along Lime Street in Bowmanstown. He was charged with DUI of a controlled substance.

On the DUI count Michael was fined $1,000 and had his license suspended for a year. On a driving under suspension count he was fined $200 and costs.

Additionally, he was ordered to make restitution to the mart for a total of $2,590, which includes $2,070 taken in cash and the remainder in lottery tickets. He was also ordered to render a total of 75 hours of community service, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of over $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.

He will begin the jail term at 10 a.m. on March 14. He was given credit for eight days already served and was granted work-release privileges.