SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Sept. 23 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Sonya M. Wyland, 30, of 114 Second St., Shamokin, waived to court a retail theft charge filed against her by Coal Township Patrolman Terry Ketchem.
Wyland was charged with stealing $142.73 worth of merchandise from Walmart Supercenter on June 4.
n Richard T. Barnes Jr., 23, of 84 Oakland Ave., Ashland, waived to court charges of retail theft and criminal conspiracy to commit retail theft.
Barnes was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Henrich with stealing $899.63 worth of merchandise from Walmart Supercenter on April 17.
n Joshua Rowe, 21, of 20 Raspberry Hill, Shamokin, pleaded guilty to a summary offense of criminal trespass and was ordered to pay a $50 fine plus costs. A misdemeanor criminal trespass offense was withdrawn.
Rowe was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Shane Mowery with trespassing at the Raspberry Hill Housing Complex on May 15.
n Zachary Maurer, 23, and Kaitlin Rudy, 22, both of 543 Main St., Ranshaw, waived to court charges of possession with intent to deliver heroin, criminal conspiracy, possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The couple were charged by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano in connection with an April 25 incident at their former apartment at 615 N. Shamokin St.
n Juan C. Rodriguez Jr., 28, of 17 E. Church St., Shamokin, waived to court charges of simple assault and harassment.
Rodriguez was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Shane Mowery with head-butting Tim Masser in the face, causing injuries to his mouth and nose. Police said the assault occurred July 26 at Rodriguez's residence.
n Phyllis Reichenbach, 40, of 20 E. Lincoln St., Shamokin, waived to court a charge of theft by unlawful taking filed by Shamokin Patrolman Shane Mowery.
Reichenbach was charged with stealing $50 from the counter at Puff's Discount Cigarette Outlet on May 22.
n Brian Faust, 20, of 1656 W. Spruce St., Coal Township, waived to court multiple charges involving two criminal complaints filed by Coal Township police.
Faust was charged by Patrolman Terry Ketchem with retail theft and criminal conspiracy involving the theft of four computer tablets from Walmart Supercenter on June 3.
He also was charged by Patrolman Matthew Henrich with resisting arrest and flight to avoid apprehension relating to a June 10 incident at his home.
n Matthew Katona, 23, an inmate at SCI-Huntingdon, waived to court via video a charge of aggravated harassment by a prisoner relating to an Oct. 16 disturbance at SCI-Coal Township, where the defendant was incarcerated at the time.
Katona was charged by Trooper Ronald Zanella of state police at Stonington with throwing urine at correctional officer Joseph Millheim.