A Carbon County man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the county court to two drug counts and a theft charge and is facing a prison term at the time of sentencing.

Anthony S. Thorpe, 30, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count each of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and retail theft in separate incidents. Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas.Thorpe was arrested on the paraphernalia charge on June 30, 2016, by Nesquehoning police following a drug transaction.Terence Moore, 30, of West Bertsch Street, Lansford, was also arrested with Thorpe. Moore was scheduled to enter a guilty plea Tuesday but his case was continued.According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Nesquehoning officer Timothy Wuttke, on June 30 the Carbon County detective contacted the department in regards to an ongoing investigation that started earlier in the day during a traffic stop in Lansford.During that stop, Nesquehoning Chief Sean Smith said that the occupants of that vehicle, who have not been named, provided information that led police to the parking lot of Redner's Warehouse Market.The affidavit states Moore was at Redner's for the purpose of selling methamphetamine to a witness in the store.Moore was reportedly communicating with the witness via Facebook Messenger.The county detective and Jim Thorpe police conducted surveillance at Redner's and identified Moore in a Chevrolet Silverado, as well as another man, later identified as Thorpe, in the passenger seat.Nesquehoning police arrived at Redner's and stopped Moore as he was walking into the store while other officials detained Thorpe in the truck.A search of the truck was conducted and police found a light blue backpack containing Moore's identification and 73 bags ofheroin, two baggies ofheroin, a digital scale, six syringes and several plastic bags used to package drugs.Also inside the truck, police found another baggie withcrystal meth, 15 additional bags ofheroin and more plastic bags used for packaging drugs.In exchange for the plea in that case, the district attorney's office dropped charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy against Thorpe.In the case in which he pleaded to the possession with intent to deliver count, he was arrested on May 30 by Lansford police for an incident in the300 block ofEast Abbott Street.Police went to the residence on another matter and found Thorpe in the home.Also in plain view was baggies ofheroin and $300 in cash.Thorpe admitted the items were his.The retail theft incident occurred on May 8 at Boyer's Market in Lansford. Thorpe and a co-defendant were involved in a theft at the store.Matika told Thorpe, who is an inmate in the county prison on the charges, that under sentencing guidelines he faces minimum prison term of anywhere between nine and 16 months on the possession with intent to deliver charge, and that could be in a state facility.Sentencing was deferred as Matika ordered the adult probation office prepare a presentence investigation report.