Updated at 2:37 p.m. with comments from Lambert's attorney.

A Huntsville man accused of operating a "chop shop" at his business, Whiplash Kustoms, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors that is sending him to prison for 15 years.

Eric Shea Lambert, 37, who owns the Washington Street business, also has agreed to pay $600 in fines and fees, court records show. As part of the plea deal, Lambert will have to pay restitution to victims of theft associated with the business. The amount of restitution hasn't yet been determined, court documents show.

The status of the business isn't clear. Lambert's defense attorney, Jon Blackwell, of Huntsville, said the business was co-owned by Lambert's wife.

"I guess it's closing," Blackwell said. "I haven't talked to the wife, though."

Lambert was charged in January with multiple counts of first-degree receiving stolen property when police said they found stolen vehicles that were being stripped at the business.

When police served a search warrant at the business, they recovered at least $63,000 in stolen property, including a Dodge Ram truck that was taken from a local dealership, according to an arrest affidavit. Other stolen property found at the business included a Genie lift and motorcycle, records show.

Police have said the stolen vehicles were stripped and the parts were being sold.

Lambert pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving stolen property with 15-year sentences for each to run concurrently. Those sentences will run concurrently with a 115-month sentence for possession of a controlled substance.

Blackwell said his client accepted the plea because he was already facing a 9-year sentence for violating probation on an old charge.

"He was going to have to serve nine years because he violated his probation when he was arrested on these new charges," Blackwell said.

Lambert is being credited 50 days on the sentence for time spent in jail before he made bail. He has not yet been booked at the Alabama Department of Corrections.

Lambert's sentence began on March 15, court records show.

However, "from the time he is sentenced there is a 30-day window for central records to receive his transcript and process him," said Samantha Banks, a public information specialist for the ADOC.

Madison County Jail records show Lambert is being housed there pending transport.

Madison County Assistant District Attorney Melvin Lockett, who prosecuted the case, didn't immediately return a call for comment.

This story was updated at 1:40 p.m. to correct the number of years to which Lambert is sentenced to prison. The story previously said Lambert would serve 30 years instead of 15.