SMETHPORT — A Bradford man who allegedly manufactured methamphetamine in his home and accepted money for a home improvement project he never planned to do has pleaded guilty.

Terry E. Sorensen, 41, entered pleas in two cases Thursday in McKean County Court for the following charges: in one case, home improvement fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor; and in the second, risking catastrophe, a third-degree felony; conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance, a felony; and conspiracy to operate a meth lab, a second-degree felony.

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said that between Oct. 1, 2017, and March 27, Sorensen conspired with Teresa Y. Doner, 45, to operate a meth lab, which put other people at risk due to it being a highly explosive and toxic enterprise.

The weight of the meth he possessed was 999 grams, Shaffer said.

Doner pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess a precursor substance with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance and conspiracy to risk catastrophe and was sentenced to seven to eighteen months in McKean County Jail with two years of concurrent probation.

Regarding the home improvement fraud case, Shaffer said that between Oct. 25 and Nov. 10 in 2016, Sorensen accepted $300 as a down payment for a home improvement project. He failed to perform the services or give the money back.

Sorensen will be sentenced Thursday, the same day he will be sentenced for a third case in which he was convicted this week.

On Monday, a jury found Sorensen guilty of theft by deception and deceptive business practices. The charges stem from a 2015 incident in which he failed to return a down payment for home improvement services that he failed to perform.

He is incarcerated in lieu of $75,000 bail in the meth case. Court records indicate he is also serving a state prison sentence for a previous retail theft conviction.