A Penn Forest Township auditor admitted in Carbon County court that he assaulted a county detective during a confrontation in the courthouse on March 28.

Matthew Schutter, 45, pleaded guilty before Judge Steven R. Serfass to one count each of simple assault and a summary offense of disorderly conduct. The charges stem from an incident where he allegedly assaulted county Chief Detective Tim Nothstein, who was attempting to escort Schutter out of the county courthouse.According to court documents, Nothstein was attempting to remove Schutter because he was banging on the door of the district attorney's office, which he had been locked out of shortly before. Nothstein was holding Schutter's arm when he allegedly twisted his arm "quickly and violently," causing Nothstein to sustain a right thumb injury.Attorney Paul Levy, of the public defender's office, told the court that his client "lost his temper" and that his "emotions got the better of him." He said Schutter realizes he acted inappropriately.Schutter said few words during the proceeding, only answering questions put by Serfass with a "yes sir."When asked if he had anything to say before the sentence was imposed, Schutter responded, "I have nothing to add."Serfass said that he felt a long period of supervision was warranted in the matter. He said the court "cannot tolerate this type of conduct in a government building and to a public official."Serfass also rejected a request from Levy to not impose the standard $50 per month supervision fee a defendant must pay during their period of supervision.Serfass also ordered Schutter to pay restitution to Nothstein for damages of $808.71, get a mental health evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay the supervision fee, and render 100 hours of community service.On the summary offense Serfass imposed the maximum fine of $300.