A Carbon County man was sentenced to a state prison term on theft counts. He was scheduled for trial Monday in the county court but instead entered a guilty plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Kerry Lee Frank, 33, of Coaldale, pleaded to three counts of theft and one of criminal trespass.Frank was arrested for the theft counts by Summit Hill police for entries to various vehicles in the borough in November 2011. The trespass count was filed by Nesquehoning police for an incident along Stock Street where a property was entered and copper wiring was taken.Frank is currently in a state prison serving a term for charges in Schuylkill County.Defense Attorney Paul Levy of the public defenders office said Frank has been in jail for over 36 months on the Schuylkill charges and those pending in Carbon.On the theft counts Serfass sentenced him to serve nine to 24 months in a state correctional institution followed by 36 months of probation. He was also ordered to make restitution of $16,996 (which includes the trespass case), which his share of the total due as there is a co-defendant in the case. He must also supply a DNA sample, render 250 hours of community service when released on parole, pay court costs of about $1,000, and testify against his co-defendant in the case.On the trespass charge he was placed on probation for 24 months concurrent with the theft charges. He was given credit for 612 days spent in jail on the charges.