The Port Matilda man who pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from Penn State was taken into custody yesterday in a Centre County courtroom and admitted to Centre County jail to serve his sentence.

Clinton Teeter, 27, will spend between 11 1/2 months and 23 1/2 months in jail -- followed by five years of probation -- for property he stole from Rec Hall, the Nittany Landscape Building, the Physical Plant Building and Noll Lab between Nov. 24, 2004, and November 2005.

Teeter admitted to accessing various buildings using a key he obtained while he was a Penn State employee in the wage-payroll department, according to court documents.

Court documents stated that Teeter would use the obtained key to enter various offices across the University Park campus.

Teeter was sentenced concurrently on 23 counts, meaning he will serve the sentence for all crimes at the same time. Teeter is also required to pay fines exceeding $500 and pay restitution for the stolen items.

Centre County Assistant District Attorney Steve Sloane said at the sentencing hearing that a plea deal was reached with Teeter after he cooperated with the Penn State University Police in closing the theft cases.

He said the university and university police both endorsed the plea arrangement.

Tim Fleming, Teeter's attorney, said Teeter finished an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program prior to his sentencing.

Fleming had said at Teeter's first sentencing hearing in September that Teeter was ready and willing to serve his time.

"He understands and takes responsibility for his actions and recognizes that he had a problem and he has to deal with it," Fleming said.

Teeter had no comment for the judge when he read the sentence to him but he smiled when the judge asked him if he was ready.

Teeter's sentencing had been continued from Sept. 18 because Sloane had not been available in court.