SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for hearings on Monday, Jan. 14, in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Matthew Muscella, 32, of 124 Oak Creek Drive, Royersburg, waived charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to drive in a single lane.
Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman David Stamets Jr. filed the charges following a Sept. 30 traffic stop on Route 61 in Atlas.
n Richard Reese Workman Jr., 19, of 317 E. Columbia Ave., Apt. B, Mount Carmel, waived charges of identity theft, access device fraud, forgery, criminal conspiracy, theft of lost or mislaid property and receiving stolen property.
Workman was charged by Cpl. Christopher Buhay of the Mount Carmel Borough Police for allegedly using a stolen debit card to make $123.31 in purchases throughout Mount Carmel on Sept. 29.
n Charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving under the influence of a combination of drugs, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, careless driving and driving without a license were waived to court by Jacobe G. Lyash, 20, of 470 Overlook Blvd., Shamokin.
Lyash was charged by Kulpmont Police Patrolman Joshua Pastucka following a traffic stop on Route 61 near Vista Motors on Sept. 2.
n Brenda L. Spicer, 46, of 557 W. Girard St., Mount Carmel, waived charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and possession of a controlled substance.
Spicer was charged by Mount Carmel Borough Police Patrolman Kevin Katch following a Sept. 22 incident on South Poplar Street.
n Paul A. Fuller, 53, of Route 901, Locust Gap, was ordered to pay a fine and court costs totalling $454 after pleading guilty to a charge of harassment.
Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman David Stamets Jr. filed the charges following an incident at his residence on Sept. 1.
Charges of simple assault and disorderly conduct were waived in the case.
n Two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, careless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road and two counts of possession of a controlled substance were waived to court by Jodi Lyn Hoats, 35, of 806 State Route 61, Sunbury.
She was charged by Ralpho Township Police Patrolman Chris Dailey following a traffic stop in Elysburg on March 28.
n Joseph M. Delorso, 23, of 504 S. Hickory St., Mount Carmel waived charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, hit and run, reckless driving and failure to give immediate notice of an accident to police.
He was charged by Patrolman David Stamets Jr. of the Mount Carmel Township Police in connection with a Sept. 30 accident at the intersection of Route 54 and Brennan's Farm Road known as the Strong Connector.
n Dawn Yentsch, 36, of 209 E. Water St., Mount Carmel, waived charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, a lighting violation and restrictions on alcoholic beverages,
Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman David Stamets Jr. filed the charges related to the Sept. 25 incident along Route 61 near Choice Cigarette Discount Store.
n Two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, careless driving and driving on the wrong side of the road were waived to court by David E. Kraynak, 23, of 131 W. Clermont St., Marion Heights.
The charges relate to a Sept. 26 traffic stop in the 600 block of West Fifth Street and were filed by Mount Carmel Borough Police Patrolman Shane Reamer.