(AP) Kevin W. Black Jr. must go to state prison for two sets of crimes: trying to pass counterfeit money and possessing drugs, a Schuylkill County judge decided Wednesday.

Black, 20, of McAdoo, will serve six to 24 months in a state correctional institution for his crimes, Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin ruled.Dolbin also sentenced Black to pay costs, $100 to the Substance Abuse Education Fund and $100 to the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account, and submit a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities.Black pleaded guilty to attempted forgery in one case and possession of a controlled substance in another. Prosecutors withdrew a charge of attempted theft by deception.In one case, McAdoo police charged Black with unlawfully possessing Xanax on March 16, 2016, in the borough. In the other case, Kline Township police alleged Black passed a counterfeit $20 bill on Nov. 4, 2016, in the township.During Wednesday's hearing, Black said little except that he understood the meaning and consequences of his plea and that he was entering it knowingly and voluntarily.