A Carbon County man charged in a machete-wielding incident last September, entered a guilty plea in Carbon County court on Tuesday and was sentenced to a county prison term.

Kirklan Mark Staples, 34, of Albrightsville, pleaded guilty to one count of simple assault and was immediately sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serass to serve three to one day less 24 months in the county prison.Staples was arrested by state police at Fern Ridge for an incident on Sept. 18 at 6 Van Buren Way, in Penn Forest Township.Troopers said Staples entered the home shouting at the individuals inside and wielding a machete. He swung and struck the left arm of Hshamar Stacy Felcomer, of that address, causing a non-life threatening injury.Defense Attorney Phillip D. Lauer said Staples was upset over a incident with the victim and his sister. He said Staples did not mean to harm anyone and called the incident, "unfortunate."Serfass said the incident was troubling to the court because of the actions of Staples could have cause serious injuries to the victim. He rejected any consideration for probation in the case.In addition to the jail term, Serfass also ordered Stapples to render 100 hours of community service when released from prison, and get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment.He was given credit for 30 days already spent in jail on the charge and will begin the prison term at 9 a.m. Nov. 25.