A burglar sentenced Wednesday to serve up to 5 years in prison is eligible for the state's Boot Camp program.

Keith Reges, 21, pleaded guilty to a July 26 burglary and theft in the city.

According to court documents, a Third Avenue woman and her son came home around 4 a.m. and saw the burglar in action.

Reges, according to court documents, was fleeing the home with a $150 PlayStation 2 video game console wrapped in a blanket.

Butler County Judge William Shaffer sentenced Reges to between 15 and 60 months in state prison, which is the terms of his plea bargain arrangement with the Butler County District Attorney's office.

The judge agreed to make Reges eligible for Pennsylvania's boot camp, which is a military-style motivational program that offers an alternative to qualified prison offenders. Inmates assigned to the boot camp undergo a rigid six-month disciplinary and training program which, if successfully completed, will result in their immediate release on parole.

Although a county sentencing judge can agree to make an inmate eligible for the program, the ultimate decision on who gets in is made later by prison officials.

Court records show that Reges, who has a history of criminal convictions including theft and simple assault, was on probation at the time of the burglary.

Because the new crime violated the conditions of his probation, Reges in May was ordered to spend 6 to 12 months in the county prison followed by 3 years of probation. However, the months Reges had spent in prison awaiting trial was credited to this sentence.

Initially, Reges was scheduled to be sentenced on the new charges last month, but he failed to show up and was arrested on a warrant earlier this week.

During Wednesday's sentencing, Reges told the judge that he did not show up for his sentencing because he thought it was scheduled for later this month.