A Northampton County man was sentenced to a state prison term on Thursday in Carbon County court after entering guilty pleas to retail theft and simple assault. He wa one of 14 persons in pending criminal cases to enter a plea before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

Mahoning incidentGeorge Alan Pietrass, 33, of Bangor, was arrested on Jan. 25 at the Walmart store in Mahoning Township after attempting to remove $1,463 worth of electronic equipment from the store. When confronted by a store employee, he struck the emplyee in the face with a closed fist.While being taken into custody he gave a false name. He pleaded to retail theft, simple assault and false indentification to law enforcement.Peitrass told Nanovic he had a drug abuse problem, addicted to heroin, and stole to get money to buy drugs.Nanovic sentenced him to serve six to 12 months in a state prison on the assault and theft counts and one to 12 months on the false ID, with the terms running concurrently.Nanovic also ruled the term run consecutive to a 18 to 36 month state prison term imposed on May 24 in Northampton County on an escape charge.Nanovic also ordered that Pietrass must get a drug and alcohol (D&A) evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, make restitution of $731.50 to Walmart, which is half of the total amount with other half to be paid by his co-defendant, and was given credit for 122 days spent in jail on the charges.Amber Sisson, 33, of Bangor, who was Pietrass' accomplice in the theft, pleaded to one count of retail theft.Sisson also admitted to a drug addiction problem but said she spent 60 days in a rehabilitation program and continues weekly counseling sessions.Nanovic placed her on probation for 18 months and ordered she continued the counseling sessions until discharged and pay restitution of $731.50.Other casesOther defendants who entered guilty pleas included:Dale Michael Wakefield Jr., 18, of Albrightsville, pleaded in two pending cases, both stemming from the same incident. He pleaded to one count each of escape and harassment, as a summary offense.State police at Fern Ridge arrested Wakefield for harassment for an incident on Dec. 27, 2010, at his residence with his sister, Wendy Wakefield, the victim. The escape charge stems from when troopers attempted to placed him under arrest for the incident and he fled into nearby woods despite knowing he was wanted by the troopers.On the escape charge Nanovic placed him on probation for six months and ordered he get both a D&A and mental health evaluations. On the harassment charge he was fined $300 and costs.Jesse G. Steigerwalt, 23, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of posession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on May 30, 2009, following a traffic stop along Iron St., in Lehighton.He was placed on probation for a year and ordered to pay a fine of $250 and get a D&A evaluation.Marvin P. Mann III, 27, of Coplay, pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance-cocaine. He was arrested on Sept. 1, 2007, by Lehighton police in the 100 block of S. First St. Mann was also charged for a parole violation in Lehigh County and left the state and spent three years in California.He returned to Pennsylvania in April and turned himself in to Lehigh County authorities. He is currently an inmate in the county prison.Nanovci sentenced him to time served (10 days) to one year in jail and ordered he get a D&A evaluation. He will be returned to the Lehigh prison pending sentencing in that county.Tara Hertzog, 27, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was arrested on Aug. 3, 2010, by state police at Lehighton following a traffic stop along SR209 in Towamensing Township. She is currently in the Lackawanna County jail in Scranton serving a 90 days to one year sentence for a parole violation.Nanovic placed her on probation for six months, consecutive to the Lackawanna sentence, and ordered her to pay a fine of $250, get a D&A evaluation, continuing counseling and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use.Adam Brian Seitzer, 24, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of driving under the influence (DUI). He was arrested on June 16, 2009, along White Bear Drive in Summit Hill. His vehicle left the road and crashed into a pole and landed in a yard. Given a test, the result was .23BAC.Seitzer was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program for first time offenders but was revoked for violating conditions.Nanovic sentenced him to serve 48 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $750, get a D&A evaluation and render three hours of community service per month while on parole.He will begin the jail term on June 3 at 11 a.m.Stanley Ervin Haydt, 40, of Weissport, pleaded to one count of persistent disorderly conduct. He was arrested on April 9 near the Weissport bridge where state police responded to a report of intoxicated individuals being unruly. Haydt was one of the individuals.He became combative with the troopers and was charged.Nanovic placed him on probation for six months and ordered he get a D&A evaluation. He was given credit for two days spent in jail on the charge.Brian Adam Wardell, 21, of Kunkletown, pleaded to one count each of theft and receiving stolen property. He was arrested for removing radiators from a residence along Reber St., in Franklin Township, on Jan. 14. Township police caught him in the act and the radiators were recovered. The property is owned by John and Marianne Lavelle, of Lehighton.Nanovic deferred sentencing an ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence (PSI) inestigation report.Richard Alexander Wardell II, 45, of Kunkletown, father of Brian Wardell, was arrested with his son in the same incident. Richard Wardell previously pleaded guilty to criminal trespass, as a felony three, and was sentenced yesterday.Nanovic sentenced him to time served (19 days) to 18 months in jail and ordered he supply a DNA sample and pay the $250 fee and have no contact with the victims or go on the Reber St. property.Crystal A. Weber, 29, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of retail theft. She was arrested on Dec. 18, 2010, by Mahoning Township police for an incident at the Walmart store. She took $313.57 worth of merchandise.Nanovic placed her on probation for two years and ordered she get a mental health evaluation. The sentence runs consecutive to one she is currently serving in Philadelphia, it was noted.Ryan Sean Cebrosky, 19, of Albrightsville, pleaded to one count of posession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on March 24 at 552 Franklin Ave., Palmerton. Borough police responded to the residence to a complaint of a person in the basement of the home without permission.Cebrosky was found on scene and had drug paraphernalia on him.Cebrosky has been in the county prison since April on a probation violation detainer.Nanovic placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation. He remains in prison pending a probation revocation hearing.Tammy Stiver, 35, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of DUI and two summary motor vehicle code violations. She was arrested on April 22, 2010, on Bridge St., in Lehighton. Given a test, the result was .17BAC.On the DUI count Nanovic sentenced her to serve five days to six months in jail, get a D&A evaluation, pay a fine of $300 and her license was suspended for a year. On the two summary counts she was fined a total of $50 and costs.She will begin his jail term at 10 a.m. on June 20.David James Huff, 42, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count each of DUI of a controlled substance and possession of a small amount of marijuana. He was arrested on March 6, 2010, along SR248 in Bowmanstown by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result showed the presence of marijuana in his system. He was previously placed in the county's ARD program but was revoked.On the DUI charge Nanovic sentenced him to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use, and render 20 hours of community service. On the possession count he was fined $100 and costs and on a summary charge of driving under suspension, fined $200 and costs.He will begin the jail term at 11 a.m. on June 3.All defendants sentenced must also pay court costs and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.