A Lancaster man was sentenced to a state prison term on Thursday in Carbon County court on a drug dealing charge.

He was one of several defendants who previously pleaded guilty to criminal counts and were sentenced by Senior Judge Richard W. Webb.Paulo Jose Candelario, 37, was sentenced to serve three to eight years on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance-cocaine.Candelario was arrested by agents of the state Attorney General's office on May 2, 2008. He was involved in the sale of cocaine to a confidential informant (CI) at a location in Franklin Township.After the controlled buy was made agents moved in and arrested Candelario. Also found in the vehicle was a handgun.The sentence falls in the mitigated range of state sentencing guidelines. Webb also ordered Candelario to supply a DNA sample and pay the $250 fee, get a drug and alcohol (D&A) evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use. He was given credit for 143 days spent in jail on the charge and began the jail term immediately.Other casesOther defendants sentenced by Webb included:Zachary Hoffman, 24, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve one to 18 months in prison on a charge of criminal mischief; one to 18 months on a charge of criminal trespass, concurrent; one year probation on a simple assault charge, consecutive; and one year probation on a resisting arrest charge, concurrent, for a total term on one to 18 months followed by one year of probation.He also faces a big restitution bill.Hoffman was arrested following an incident on July 10, 2011, at 800 Grist Mill Road in Mahoning Township. Township police responded to the scene of a report of a burglary in progress and the suspect still in the home.On scene police found Hoffman inside the property. Police said extensive damages were done to the two homes at the site. Hoffman resisted police when they attempted to take him into custody.Webb also ordered he make total restitution to the property owners and insurance carriers of $16,988.35, enter a drug rehab program, zero tolerance on D&A use, have no contact with the victims, and supply a DNA sample and pay the $250 fee.He was given credit for 29 days spent in a inpatient rehab program and good time at the county jail and was immediately paroled.William Owen Williams, 53, of Palmerton, was fined $300 and costs on a charge of habitual offender. He was arrested by Palmerton police in May 2008 for driving without a license.Webb noted that Williams has a long history of motor vehicle code violations and driving without a license. Webb said Williams has never had a license issued by the state but has numerous arrests for driving violations and has spent time in the county and state prison for continued violations.Webb noted the sentence was well below the standard range but said due to the numerous health problems Williams is experiencing, putting him in jail now would not serve any purpose.On a summary offense of drivers required to be licensed, he was fined $200 and costs.Tyler Allen Kistler, 23, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve 90 days to five years in jail on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI). He was arrested on June 11, 2011, along W. Bowmanstown Rd., in East Penn Township. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation. He was given credit for 21 days spent in a inpatient rehab program and will spend the remaining 69 days of his sentence in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP) with electronic monitoring beginning July 11.Michael J. Smith, 45, of Lehighton, was placed on probation for two years on a charge of criminal conspiracy-retail theft, but with a strong warning by the judge.He was arrested on Dec. 15, 2011, by Mahoning Township police for an incident at the Walmart store. Smith fled in a vehicle prior to arrival of police but was later stopped.Webb told Smith that his prior criminal record could lead to a state prison term if convicted of any more crimes. He told Smith, "This is your last chance."Smith was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, have no contact with a co-defendant, and can not go into the Walmart store in Mahoning during the length of the sentence.Pleads to DUICasey Charles Cordick, 20, of Albrightsville, pleaded to one count each of DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia this week before Judge Steven R. Serfass.He was arrested by state police at Fern Ridge for an incident in November 2011.On the DUI charge Serfass place him on probation for six months and imposed a fine of $300 and ordered he get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and render 50 hours of community service. He was placed on probation for a year on the drug count, consecutive to the DUI charge.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average close to $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.