SHAMOKIN - A Philadelphia man arrested last month after a series of controlled drug buys waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III.
Terrance Giddings, 34, is accused of selling more than $1,000 worth of heroin, cocaine and spice (synthetic marijuana) to confidential informants in April.
He has three sets of charges filed against him by Cpl. Bryan Primerano totaling four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, five counts possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, three counts of criminal use of a communication facility and a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Those counts will not be prosecuted in Northumberland County Court. He was returned to Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The disposition of other hearings held Tuesday before Gembic are as follows:
n Tyler Smith, 19, of 421 W. Market St., Trevorton, waived one felony count of burglary and one misdemeanor count of loitering and prowling at night, and was released from the county prison on $12,000 unsecured bail. He was arrested May 18 on accusations that he had burglarized and ransacked 108 Elm St., Shamokin.
n Glen Alan Shurock Jr., 20, of 15 N. Diamond St., Shamokin, waived misdemeanors of simple assault and harassment and a summary count of underage drinking, and was released from the county prison to a Coal Township address on $2,500 unsecured bail. He was arrested May 18 on accusations that he struck a woman inside the home they shared.
n Samantha M. Bell, 24, of 406 S. Market St., Shamokin, waived one count of endangering the welfare of a child, and remained free on $5,000 unsecured bail. She is accused of having been found intoxicated and unresponsive inside her home May 6 with four young children living inside the visibly unkempt home.
n Kayla Wehry, 26, of 1008 N. Vine St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct and was fined $300. Charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud were withdrawn. She was accused of stealing a debit card from someone and withdrawing $500 from an ATM on April 21.
n Robert Dewald, 65, of 1220 W. Water St., Coal Township, had two counts of driving under the influence, one count of careless driving and two summary offenses held for court after he failed to show for Tuesday's hearing. The charges were filed following an accident April 13 on North Second Street.
n Jarrad Mariano, 33, of 1212 W. Fern St., Coal Township, waived one count each of DUI and careless driving, and remained free on $2,500 unsecured bail. The charges stem from a April 15 accident in the 1000 block of West Mulberry Street.
n Stephen M. Hornberger, 27, of Box 826, Paxinos RR 1, waived counts of theft and receiving stolen property, and remained free on $2,500 bail. He is accused of stealing a trailer Jan. 7 and selling it to Jeff's Recycling.
n Brian L. Jeremiah, 25, of 1101 W. State St., Coal Township, waived two counts of DUI and one count of driving under suspension, and remained free on $2,500 unsecured bail. The charges stem from a March 12 accident on Sterling Street between Jackson Street and Venn Access Road.