NORWICH – A Greene man who previously rejected two plea deals offered by the Chenango County District Attorney's Office has been sentenced to two and a half to five years in state prison.

Anthony W. Irwin, 56, entered a plea of guilty to burglary in the third degree, a class D felony, and was sentenced as a predicate felon.

After being sworn in, Irwin admitted to breaking into a local business in the Town of Greene and proceeding to steal a total of $1,700 in cash and register receipts from within.

When asked how he gained access to the business by Judge Frank B. Revoir, Irwin said that he first used the key that he was provided, as an employee, and then broke in a second time through a grate.