Brenda Gibson is escorted into the Main Courtroom at Warren County Courthouse Friday morning for sentencing.

A long time Warren County notary will spend years in state prison for stealing almost $1 million.

Brenda L. Gibson, 58, of Pittsfield, was sentenced Friday to a total of 53 to 159 months in state prison.

Gibson entered a plea to numerous counts of theft with a total amount of about $900,000 from her places of employment and from hundreds of residents who paid for her notary services.

Gibson said she had been addicted to methamphetamine, which had led to her offenses.

Deputy Pennsylvania Attorney General Evan Lowry disputed that. “It is clear to the commonwealth that the defendant is not a meth addict,” he said. “She has an addiction to stealing money from the residents of Warren County, the businesses of Warren County, and Deerfield Township.”