A Carbon County man was sentenced to a county prison term on Monday on charges of tampering with evidence and retail theft.

Jeffrey Hosier, 28, of Weissport, was sentenced by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II to a total of nine to one day less 24 months in prison on the two charges. The prison term will be followed by two years' probation. He previously pleaded to the charges.He was arrested for the retail theft on Feb. 5 at the Dollar General Store in Palmerton. He took an item valued at $79.The tampering charge stems from an incident on Feb. 7. Lehighton police picked up Hosier on an outstanding warrant. After being asked by police if he had anything on him they should know about, he said no. However, while in a holding cell at the borough police station, surveillance video showed him stashing two syringes down a floor drain.Hosier was furloughed from the county prison to enter a Salvation Army inpatient rehabilitation drug program but left it before completing it. Under the terms of the furlough, it was stated if he left the program early he had to report back to the county prison. Hosier left the program in late March and his whereabouts were unknown. He was picked up last Friday by Lehighton police. When confronted at a local restaurant by police, Hosier attempted to flee but was apprehended by officers.Hosier claimed that he spent five months and two weeks in the program and was only two weeks away from successfully completing it. He left the program after he tested positive for opiates. He said he knew he was going to be asked to leave because of the positive test result.Hosier asked to court to sentence him to time-served or a long probation period.Nanovic rejected that request. "You were given a chance and you blew it. You're not getting another chance with the Salvation Army in these two cases."Nanovic also noted that Hosier has 11 prior convictions for assaults, thefts and drug counts.In addition to the jail term Nanovic ordered Hosier to get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee.He was given credit a total of 78 days spent in jail on the charges.Hosier was also scheduled to be sentenced on two driving under the influence charges but it was deferred because there was not record of him getting both a drug and alcohol evaluation and a comprehensive evaluation, despite his claims he had them done at the prison. Nanovic said if it can be verified that he got the evaluations he would be brought back for sentencing, if not, his sentencing will be scheduled after he has the evaluations done.