“It's not who I am,” said Ken Miller from the Butler County Prison after he was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months of jail time Thursday morning.

His sentencing was delayed for months so he could donate a kidney to his younger brother.

Miller of Winfield Township was charged with robbing a pharmacy in 2013, which was apparently done to get painkillers for his sick brother.

But Miller said that wasn't true.

Miller would not say why he went to the Colonial Pharmacy on Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township on Oct. 28, 2013, but he did say that it was not for the reason that authorities said. Miller said he felt like he had no choice and was forced into that position.

“What I actually said when I walked in and the people (in the pharmacy) was, 'I'm sorry, I've made a huge mistake,'” Miller said.

Court documents said that Miller apologized to the owner of the pharmacy, while carrying a black bag containing what people thought was a bomb.

Miller said it was “just a white box,” but he had no idea what it was. In fact, Miller said he repeatedly asked police to test the container for fingerprints, he said.

The box was only made to look like a bomb and was “not capable of exploding,” according to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger.

Police said they found a .22-caliber magnum pistol on Miller when he was found sitting in his Chevrolet Silverado truck.

But that gun was never taken into the pharmacy, Miller said. He was an avid hunter and marksman and kept the pistol locked up in his truck. It was only after fully searching the vehicle that the gun was found, he said.

He was charged with three counts of robbery, two counts of possession of weapons, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, simple assault and aggravated assault and one count each of weapons of mass destruction and bomb threats.

Miller was not able to post $150,000 bond initially, but was released after his bond was reduced to $100,000 at his preliminary hearing on Nov. 6, 2013.

Ultimately, Miller's sentencing was delayed at least six times because he was trying to donate a kidney to his brother, who had complete renal failure.

Donating the kidney was a nearly five-year process, and Miller has been trying to donate his organ to his brother since the family first knew he needed a transplant in 2011, Miller said.

“I tried to become a kidney donor in 2011,” he said. “They denied me for being overweight. They are extremely critical of your health before you can donate. I didn't try to donate a kidney to try and get out of this. I donated a kidney to save my brother.”

On July 23, 2015, Miller was finally able to donate the kidney, but he had his fair share of complications.

His brother was doing well after the surgery with fewer issues than Miller himself. Miller's lawyer, Patrick Thomassey, said that his brother is in fair condition now.

Thomassey asked Judge William Shaffer for a reduced sentence because of Miller's health situation, saying he has a high risk of infection, especially in prison.

On June 11, 2014, Miller pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony count of robbery, with a deal that the prosecution would recommend a sentence that put Miller in state prison for up to five years.

But that agreement expired March 21, according to the prosecution.

After minutes of silence and deliberation, Shaffer sentenced Miller to a “slightly mitigated” 11 1/2 to 23 months at the Butler County Prison, with 15 days of credit served.

Miller will also be on probation for two years after prison.

Thomassey was pleased with the sentence, he said after court.

“Judge Shaffer is a very fair man,” he said. “I think it was an appropriate sentence.”

For Miller, there was never a question about if he would donate if he was a match.

“That's what brothers are supposed to do: take care of each other,” he said. “I would do anything for him. I would do anything for anybody, but family always came first.”

Miller knew the value of family, he said, running the family business, Butler Stone Craft, for nearly 10 years before the attempted robbery.

One of his biggest fears while he serves his prison sentence is that his wife and children will move away. He said that his wife, to whom he has been married for nine years, will likely lose the house, forcing her to move.

Miller is not sure if he'll see his children again, but they are the reason he wakes up every morning, he said.

“I'm a hard-working guy with two loving children who I love and adore,” he said. “With this sentence, I've lost everything. I have hardly anything left to live for.”

Miller said that he discussed the future of his marriage with his wife should he serve prison time, and it did not look positive.

“(That conversation) doesn't matter anyway,” he said on Thursday afternoon. “It's all history.”

Miller feels depressed and lost, he said.

“I'm empty,” he said, calling himself a “hollow shell.”

And despite what his lawyer considered a fair sentence, Miller feels that his reputation has been trampled.

“People don't look at me the same way ... It really wasn't me who went in (that pharmacy). It was a very, very, very bad situation,” he said.