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Six area residents are among 43 placed in Schuylkill probation program

Six area residents were among 43 who were admitted into the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program, a program reserved for first offenders to allow them to work off the criminal charges.

They were approved for the program by Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin. who placed them all for a year, unless otherwise noted.Damian M. Boyle, 26, of 637 Arlington St., Tamaqua, on a driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol charge, was assessed $500 to defray cost of the program, pay $100 to Substance Abuse Education (SAE) fund, $50 to Criminal Justice Enhancement Account (CJEA), enroll in alcohol highway safe driving school and perform 10 hours community service. Boyle was cited by Coaldale Patrolman Charles Blesse.Nicholas S. Demyanovich, 48, of 1481 Valley Road, Tamaqua R.D., fleeing police on his motorcycle was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA and peform 10 hours community service. On four stop sign violations fined $100 plus $192.50 costs. He was cited by Tamaqua Patroman Thomas Rodgers.Jeffrey Scott Hartz, 46, of 427 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Hartz was cited by Tamaqua Patrolman Jeffrey Wainwright.Harry Hahn Jr., 25, of 205 Rowe St., Apt. 1A, Tamaqua, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Hahn was cited by Pottsville Sgt. William DeWald.Deanna M. Kulsa, 30, of 23 Fifth St., Kelayres, Kline Township, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and driver's license suspended 60 days. Kulsa was cited by Kline Township Officer Jim Patterson.Robert A. Cara, 44, of 5 Fourth St., Kelayres, Kline Township, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fnd, complete safety school, perform 10 hours of community service and license suspended 60 days. Cara was cited by Kline Patrolman Joseph David.Jeremiah L. Claude, 21, Mahanoy City, on possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was assessed $350, pay $350 assessmenmt, $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, and perform 10 hours of community service. On a charge of a driver required to be licensed was fined $200 plus $50 costs. Claude was cited by Mahanoy City Cpl. Michael Dissinger.Christopher Joseph Ostrousky, 20, Pottsville, on a charge of DUI was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA , complete safety school, perform 10 hours of community service and license suspended 90 days. On a charge of rear lights defect was fined $25 plus $50 costs. He was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Joseph R. Welsh.Joseph Frank Thurs, 36, Frackville, on a charge of DUI was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophic fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Thurs was cited by Trooper Joseph Aponick when stopped in Gilberton.Joseph M. Stetz Jr., 30, of 226 Haddock Road, McAdoo, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse counseling, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. On a summary charge of stop sign violation he was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Stetz was cited by McAdoo Patrolman Joseph David.Christopher Michael Dry, 21, Temple, Berks County, on a charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana, placed was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. Dry was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Richard J. Pugh.Justin Michael Kahal, 23, Pottsville, criminal trespass on property of American Hose Company building and theft of a pair of sneakers, was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. Kahal was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Brian Reno.Devon Daniel Irvin, 19, Frackville, on a charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. Irvin was cited by Ashland Patrolman Michael O'Neill.Patricia Ann Kowker-Bloss, 39, Gilberton, on a charge of corruption of minors was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. She was cited by Gilberton Chief Mark Kessler.Kelsey Shappell, 19, Ashland, on a charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. Shappell was cited by Ashland Patrolman Michael O'Neill.Aaron Anthony Yoder, 22, Ashland, on a charge of possesson of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $113 to Bethlehem Regional Lab and perform 10 hours community service. Yoder was cited by Ashland Patrolman Michael O'Neill.Sherry Ann Bashore, 39, Frackville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, complete intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. On summary charges of damage to a parked vehicle was fined $300 and careless driving fined $25 plus $100 in costs. Bashore was cited by Frackville Patrolman Christopher Hand.Danny Dominick Doyne, 41, Orwigsburg, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance (CS) was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $113 to Bethlehem Regional Lab and perform 10 hours of community service. Pottsville Doyne was cited by Patrolman Joseph Krammes.Steven Bruce Bixler Jr., 29, Valley View, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school and perform 10 hours community service. On a charge of failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Bixler was cited by Trooper Michael Van Buskirk when stopped on Burma Road in Blythe Township.Sara Bohr, 32, Pine Grove, on a charge of disorderly conduct was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. On a charge of public drunkenness was fined $25. Bohr was cited by Pine Grove Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko.Kenneth Krammes, 32, Schuylkill Haven, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $59 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. On a charge of stop sign violation fined $25 plus $50 costs. Krammes was cited by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Dvid T. George.Michael Daniel Christman, 20, Pottsville, on a charge of defiant trespass on Pottsviille Housing Authority property was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. On a charge of dangerous burning in the building was fined $100. He was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Eugene M. Yourey.Brian Charles Martin, 20, Pottsville, on a charge of DUI of combined influence of drugs and alcohol charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 90 days. On a charge of improper lighting equipment was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Martin was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Joseph R. Welsh.Tejinder Pal, 19, Pottsville, on a charge of possession a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $113 to Bethlehem Regional Lab and Kevin Lynn Wagner, 42, Kulpmont, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended for 60 days. Wagner was cited by Trooper Jeffrey A. Hummel when stopped on SR183 in Wayne Township.David Allen Close, 18, Saint Clair, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, $113 to Bethlehem Regional Lab, completes safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 90 days. Close was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Richard J. Pugh.Marissa Raquel Close, 18, Pottsville, on a charge of DUI as a minor charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 90 days. Cook was cited by Pottsville Cpl. Mark O'Toole.Richard Joseph Gilmore, 28, Schuylkill Haven, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, enroll in Grouip Intervention Program and license suspended 60 days. Gilmore was cited by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Kenneth A. Jacoby.Kenneth Charles Hengen, 21, Auburn, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Hengen was cited by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman David T. George.Jonathan Allen Kline, 20, Auburn, on a charge of making a false report to police about his car being damaged in a vehicle collision was assessed $350 and pay $50 to CJEA. Kline was cited by Auburn Chief Anthony M. Kuklinski.Harry Stanley Lesher, 32, Reading, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. On a charge of failing to activate turning signals was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Lesher was cited by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Warren G. Firing.Shannon Lynn Morgan, 27, Pine Grove, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 30 days. Morgan was cited by Pine Grove Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko.Christopher Scott Dierwechter, 23, Pottsville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, enroll in Group Intervention Program, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. On a charge of failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic was fined $25 plus $50 costs. He was cited by Trooper Eric Porpiglia.Jordan Andrew Ferenchick, 23, Valley View, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse counseling, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. On a charge of careless driving fined $25 plus $50 costs. He was cited by Trooper Joel Zimmerman on SR209 in Porter Township.Joshua Frank Hartman, 22, Brackenridge, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Hartman was cited by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman David T. George.Michael Edward Kull, 39, Mount Carmel, on a charge of simple assault on Jennifer Kull, his wife, was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours community service and enroll in Anger Management Classes. Kull was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Joseph Murton, Jr.Frank Richard Jones, 25, Pottsville, on a charge of DUI was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Jones was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Joseph Krammes.Bridget Theresa Landy, 20, Philadelphia, on a charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund and $50 to CJEA. Landy was cited by Trooper Michael Becker at the state prison parking lot in Mahanoy Township.Michael Clarence Moll, 53, Saint Clair, on a charge of theft by decepting of Schuylkill Federal Credit Union was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, perform 15 hours community service and make restitution of $2,822 to Credit Union. Moll was cited by Pottsville Cpl. Francis Lynagh.Kenneth Russell Richards, 32, Saint Clair, on a charge of DUI was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 30 days. Richards was cited by Trooper Joseph Aponick on SR1006 in Ryan Township.John Calvert Skinner, 49, Frackville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 60 days. Skinner was cited by Butler Township Patrolman Raymond Horan.Dorothy Verlista Reichert, 22, Minersville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center, $50 to CJEA, $50 to Catastrophe fund, complete safety school, undergo outpatient substance abuse counseling, perform 10 hours community service and license suspended 30 days. Reichert was cited by Pine Grove Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko.Brian Edward Shaffer, 36, Levittown, N.Y., on a indecent exposure charge was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA and perform 10 hours community service. Shaffer was cited by Trooper Jeffrey Hummel after he exited a rest room in a restaurant.Each defendant must also pay a $50 per month supervision fee while in the program.