Senior Judge J. Michael Stine, at a hearing held in Schuylkill County Court, qualified 28 people, including six from the area, for the Accelerated Rehabilative Disposition (ARD) probation program.

The program is only available to first offenders of non-violent crime. They were recommended for the program by District Attorney James P. Goodman. If they successfully complete the conditions imposed by the court then their criminal record is cleared. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program.All were placed for a year, unless otherwise noted. Those placed included:Pedro Santos Aldana, 45, of 698 Claremont Avenue, Tamaqua R.D., on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) was ordered to pay a $500 assessment to defray cost of the program, pay $100 to Substance Abuse Education (SAE) fund, $50 to Criminal Justice Enhancement Account (CJEA), complete alcohol highway safety school and driver's license suspended $60 days. On a charge of driving without a license was fined $200 plus $50 costs. Aldana was cited by Tamaqua Patrolman Duane Thomas.Jonathan R. Lux, 24, of 274 Van Gelder St., Tamaqua, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center (SMC), perform 10 hours community service, enroll in safety program, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, submit to random tests and license suspended 60 days. Lux was cited by Tamaqua Patrolman Jeffrey Wainwright.Matthew Thomas Martin, 23, of 24 Ridge St., Hometown, Rush Township, on a charge of possession of drug parahernalia when stopped on Hometown Hill was assessed $350, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours of community service and obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation. On a charge of driving while operating privileges were suspended was fined $200 plus $50 costs. Martin was cited by Rush Patrolman Jonathan McHugh.Carly Elizabeth Niedert, 19, of 11 Great Oaks Drive, Nesquehoning, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours of community service, attend safety school, license suspended 90 days and make restitution of $75 to Rush Township and $50 to Charlotte Solt. Niedert was cited by Tamaqua Patrolman Thomas Rodgers.Monica Young, 44, of 34 Coal St., Nesquehoning, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, attend safety school and license suspended 30 days. Young was cited by Coaldale Patrolman Jeremy Talanca.Bennett Verta Jr., 46, Lansford, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and there is no license suspension. On a charge of failing to activate turning signals when required was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Verta was cited by Coaldale Patrolman Charles Blesse.John Louis Flanigan III, 55, Pottsville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, attend safety school and license suspended 60 days. Flanigan was cited by Pottsville Cpl. Mark O'Toole.Bridgette Inez Zweizig, 45, Pottsville, on a charge of theft by deception arising from receiving illegal housing assistance, was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours of community service and make restitution of $1,056 to Pottsville Housing Authority. Zweizig was cited by Patrolman Eugene M. Yourey, and charged with illegally obtaining subsidies for low income families.Kerriann Harvey, 32, Shamokin, on a charge of theft from Kmart Store, Schuylkill Mall, while an employee, was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours of community service and make restitution of $2,377.89 to the store. Harvey was cited by New Castle Township Patrolman Ronald Romanchik.Michelle Lee Johnson, 30, Pottsville, on charges of theft, criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property, tampering with public records, giving unsworn statements to police and executing documents by deception was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours of community service and make restitution of $3,164 to Pottsville Housing Authority. Johnson was cited by Patrolman Yourey.Deborah Jayne Mattera, 42, Adamsdale Road, Schuylkill Haven, on a charge of retail theft from Rednar's Wholesale Market, North Manheim Township, was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, and perform 10 hours community service. Mattera was cited by state police Cpl. Kevin J. Brennan.Tiara Nicole Kelly, 23, Pottsville, on a charge of retail theft from Boscov's Store, Fairlane Village Mall, was assessed $350, pay $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours community service and make restitution of $167.64 to the store. Kelly was cited by Trooper Robert Kluge.Robert Evan Hiester, Pottsville, on charges of theft by deception and criminal conspiracy was assessed $350, $50 to CJEA, perform 20 hours community service and make restitution of $4,182 to Pottsville Housing Authority. Hiester was cited by Patrolman Eugene M. Yourey.James Carl Machamer, Williamstown, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 30 days. Machamer was cited by Pine Grove Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko.Craig Steven Androsko, 39, Pottsville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment, submit to random tests and license suspended 60 days. Androsko was cited by Pottsville Patrolman Richard J. Pugh.Ryan David Miggans, 19, Minersville, on charges of DUI, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, $113 to Bethlehem Regional Lab, perform 10 hours community service, attend safety school, receive outpatient treatment, obtain drug and alcohol evaluation, submit to random tests and license suspended 90 days. Miggans was cited by Pine Grove Sgt. Jefrrey Futchko.Michael Justin Krasinsky, 22, Cressona, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 60 days. Krasinsky was cited by Trooper Kurt S. Salak on the Panther Valley Road in North Manheim Township.William Frederick Jusinski Jr., 51, Weston, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment and license suspended 60 days. Jusinski was cited by North Union Township Patrolman Joshua Pavlick, in Nuremberg. On a charge of failing to drive on right side of road was fined $25 plus $50 costs.Christopher Alan Timko, 34, Lost Creek, West Mahanoy Township, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 60 days. Timko was cited by Trooper Thomas Powell when stopped in William Penn, West Mahanoy Township.Peter J. Shumsky, 57, Shenandoah, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund. $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 30 days. Shumsky was cited by Trooper Thomas Powell on Mount Olive Boulevard in West Mahanoy Township.Maria Spinelli, 35, Port Carbon, on a charge of DUI of alcohol and drugs, was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school, undergo intensive outpatient treatment and license suspended 60 days. On a charge of disregarding a traffic lane was fined $25 plus $50 costs and failing to use safety belt fined $200 plus $50 costs. Spinelli was cited by Trooper Thomas Hornung in Port Carbon.Joseph Victor Kolasa Jr., 36, Mount Carmel, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 30 days. Kolasa was cited by Trooper Thomas Hornung on SR183 in North Manheim Township.Robert L. Bixler, 29, Good Springs Street, Hegins, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school, receive outpatient substance abuse treatment and license suspended 60 days. Bixler was cited by Hegins Township Patrolman Troy Maurer.Gerald David Jenkins, 44, Pottsville, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 30 days. Jenkins was cited by Trooper Timothy Rymarkiewicz in Pottsville. On a charge of failing to wear seat belt fined $10 plus $50 costs.Shane Matthew Kerrigan, 19, Gilberton, on a dui charge was placed on probation 12 months, assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, a $50 monthly probation fee, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school and license suspended 90 days. Kerrigan was cited by Trooper Michael Marinchak on Route 61 north of Frackville.Richard Joseph Wenner, 32, Minersvile, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $100 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SCM, perform 10 hours of community service, complete safety school and there is no license suspension. Wenner was cited by Port Carbon Chief Jon J. Bowman.Edward Francis Doran, 48, Branchdale, Branch Township, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school, obtain outpatient substance abuse treatment and license suspended 60 days. On a chage of disregarding a traffic lane was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Doran was cited by Trooper Thomas Hornung in Branchdale.Eric J. Griffiths, 24, Ashland, on a DUI charge was assessed $500, pay $300 to SAE fund, $50 to CJEA, $60 to SMC, perform 10 hours community service, complete safety school, receive substance abuse treatment and license suspended 60 days. On a charge of careless driving was fined $25 plus $50 costs. Griffiths was cited by Frackville Officer James Patterson.All placed must also pay a $50 per month supervision fee while in the program.