A Pennsylvania man who escaped from the Lafayette County Jail last year has been sentenced for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving tens of thousands of pills stolen in a series of pharmacy burglaries.

Acting U.S. Attorney David M. Ketchmark says Tommy Haubrich, 40, of Philadelphia, Penn., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 to 30 years in federal prison without parole.

Haubrich was sentenced as a career offender due to his prior felony convictions, including his escape from custody.

On Dec. 10, 2011, Haubrich escaped from the Lafayette County jail, where he was being held in custody after pleading guilty to the pharmacy burglaries and drug-trafficking conspiracy. Haubrich used a sawsall blade to access a door at the jail, then navigated through a maze of ductwork and located a vent that had access to the roof. Haubrich squeezed through the vent and jumped off the roof to the ground approximately 20 feet below. He was arrested at a St. Louis home on Dec. 13, 2011.

Haubrich and four co-defendants were charged in a Jan. 11, 2012, federal indictment. They have each pleaded guilty to their roles in the escape and await sentencing.