A Tamaqua man was sentenced to a prison term in Carbon County court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to retail theft.

He was one of three defendants in pending criminal cases to enter a guilty plea before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic.Mahoning incidentPhillip George Brinich, 35, was arrested by Mahoning Township police for an incident at the Walmart store on Jan. 26.Brinich took an air rifle on display and went to the customer service counter and attempted to get a refund on it, even though he never purchased it.Nanovic noted that it was not Brinich's first theft arrest. He has one pending in Schuylkill County and has three prior convictions dating to 1997.Nanovic sentenced him to serve one to one day less 24 months in the county prison. He must also get a drug and alcohol evaluation.Nanovic permitted Brinich to serve the time on consecutive weekends beginning Aug. 28 at 10 a.m.Other pleasOther defendants entering pleas included:Tyrone Dunn, 51, of South Williamsport, pleaded to one count each of access device fraud and theft.He was arrested at the Pocono interchange of the turnpike by state police at Pocono. He had taken two E-ZPass transponders from his employer in Delaware County and used them on his vehicle over 33 different times.Dunn, who has an extensive prior criminal record, is currently serving a state prison term of 60 to 120 months imposed in Delaware County on other charges.On the fraud count Nanovic sentenced him to serve two to four years in a state prison and on the theft count six to 12 months in a state prison. The terms run concurrent to each other and concurrent with the Delaware County sentence.He was also ordered to make restitution of $299.50 and pay court costs of about $1,000.Ryan Edward Composto, 24, of Hazle Township, Luzerne County, pleaded to one count of retail theft.He was arrested on July 12, 2014, by Mahoning Township police at the Walmart store where he took a 50-inch television.Nanovic placed him on probation for three years and ordered he make restitution of $598.30, get a drug and alcohol evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use and continue his counseling for a heroin addiction. It was noted he is currently serving 12 years of probation imposed on other charges in counties.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs of about t$1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.