SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear for plea court Aug. 13 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, at which time they can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Charges of simple assault, harassment, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct filed by Shamokin Patrolman Raymond Siko II against Thomas Smith, 33, of 249 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, were withdrawn when the alleged victim, Anna Alvord, failed to testify against him.
Smith was charged with assaulting Alvord at 59 Raspberry Hill on April 3, 2010.
n Stacy L. Kays, 32, of 1224 Pulaski Ave., Coal Township, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months. A charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana was withdrawn.
Kays was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Hashuga in connection with a May 7 incident at her residence.
n Richard P. Ferri, 58, of 137 N. Oak St., Mount Carmel, was held for court on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors relating to a Jan. 14 underage drinking party at his residence.
The charges were filed by Mount Carmel Patrolman David Donkochik.
Ferri's preliminary hearing was held before Gembic because Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones of Mount Carmel recused himself due to a conflict of interest.
n Norman J. Bohner Jr., 33, of 406 W. Chestnut St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to pay a $100 fine plus costs. An additional charge of simple assault was withdrawn.
Bohner was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Darwin Tobias in connection with an April 29 disturbance in which he allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend, Angela Hopper, and smashed various items in their residence.