A Carbon County man entered guilty pleas in five pending criminal cases on Monday in the county court.

Nathan Miller, 21, of Lehighton, appeared before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II to plea to one count each of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a felony; two counts of possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence and driving under suspension - DUI related; and criminal mischief.

Miller was arrested on the PWID charge on April 4, 2019, by agents of the state Attorney General’s office and members of the county drug task force. Agents arranged for the purchase of methamphetamine from Miller as part of an ongoing investigation.

He was arrested on the DUI and suspension charges on April 13, 2021, by Lehighton police following a traffic stop. The two drug arrests occurred on March 31, 2021, by state police at Lehighton and Feb. 19, 2021, filed by county detectives when he was found with drugs at the county prison. The mischief arrest occurred on May 17, 2021, filed by state police at Lehighton. In that case a felony count of strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of simple assault were dropped in a plea deal with the district attorney’s office.

Miller is currently an inmate in the county prison on the charges. Sentencing was deferred so he can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation, which is scheduled for this week. He is scheduled to appear Thursday before Nanovic for sentencing.