Two Carbon County men admitted their part in setting a building on fire in Lansford during guilty pleas proceedings Tuesday in the county court.

The two were among several defendants in pending criminal cases to enter guilty pleas before Judge Steven R. Serfass.Unoccupied structureJeremy Scott Schmick, 27, of Summit Hill, and Michael Zuber, 25, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to one count each of arson-reckless burning.The two admitted their part in setting a fire in an unoccupied structure along Dock Street on June 4. The property is owned by the Lansford Fire Department and used as part of their training area.The two were arrested along with Stephen Walck Jr., 26, also of Lansford, for setting the fire. On Oct. 13 Walck pleaded guilty to the same charge and sentenced to to serve three to 12 months in prison. Having already served his minimum he was released on parole. About a week later Walck was among three persons arrested in attempted homicide incident in Lansford.Serfass placed Schmick on probation for 36 months and ordered he supply a DNA sample, make restitution of $379.68, his proportionate share of damages, zero tolerance imposed on drug and alcohol (D&A) use and render three hours of community service per month while under suspervision. He was given credit for 19 days spent in jail on the charge.Zuber, who police said kicked over a barrel that started the fire, was sentenced to serve three to one day less 24 months in prison, supply a DNA sample, make restitution of $379.68, his share of damages, and render three hours of community service per month while being supervised. He was given credit for 144 days spent in jail on the charge and was paroled.Other pleasOther defendants who entered guilty pleas included:Ryan A. Yackanicz, 20, of Beaver Meadows, pleaded to one count of terroristic threats. He was arrested for an incident on May 3 at the J&N Exxon station along SR93 in Beaver Meadows.He entered the station and demanded money from the clerk, Ashlee Wesner. She refused and he fled the station and was later apprehended. A more serious charge of robbery was dropped in a plea bargain.Yackanicz told the court he had a drug abuse problem and had gone to a inpatient program, had a relapse, and is back in counseling.Serfass sentenced him to time served (10 days) to 23 months in jail, and ordered he get both a D&A and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, and render three hours of community service per month while under supervision.Sean McFadden, 22, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count each of possession of a controlled substance-heroin an possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on July 3 by Nesquehoning police following an incident in which he took the vehicle of his mother, Diane McFadden, without her permission. A charge of auntoritized use was dropped in a plea bargain.Serfass deferred sentencing.David Frank Lisnock Jr., 35. of Beaver Meadows, pleaded to one count of harassment, as a summary offense. He was arrested on Jan. 27 at his residence with his wife, Kelly Lisnock, the victim.It was noted the couple are divorcing.Serfass imposed a fine of $300 and costs.Nicholas Daniel Lorah, 22, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of theft. He was arrested for an incident on Aug. 17 at the Turkey Hill mart in Lansford. He is accused as being one of three involved in a robbery of Bodeen Boggs outside the store. In part of a plea bargain a robbery charge was dropped.Serfass placed him on probation for 36 months and ordered he make restitution of $357.34, have no contact with the victim and render 75 hours of community service.His two co-defendants in the case were scheduled to plead guilty but changed their minds as asked for a jury trial.The victim, Boggs, were also scheduled to appear for placement in the probationary Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) program on a drug count but failed to appear and had a bench warrant issued for his arrest.Jessica Ann Rudy, 25, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of receiving stolen property-firearms. She was arrested by state police at Lehighton for an incident in which she had in her possession firearms that were stolen from John Mansky and was selling them.Serfass placed her on probation for two years and ordered she render 50 hours of community service.Dale M. Wakefield Jr., 19, of Albrightsville, pleaded to one count of driving under the influence (DUI). He was arrested on July 31 along Holiday Road in Kidder Township after being involved in an accident. He refused to submit to a blood test and will lose his license for a year for the refusal.Serfass sentenced him to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, additional year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, and render 20 hours of community service.Wakefield is currently in the county prison serving a term for a probation violation. The DUI sentence runs at the conclusion of the probation violation term.Michael Graham, 28, of White Haven, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on May 29 along Main St., in Weatherly. He refused a test and will lose his license for a year for the refusal.Serfass deferred sentencing so Graham could apply for placement in the Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP) with electronic monitoring.Brett Scott, 21, of Weatherly, pleaded to one count each of trespass and criminal mischief, both summary offenses. He was arrested for an incident on Nov. 30, 2010, at the Weatherly Area High School where he entered the school without permission and damaged property.Scott told the court he was undergoing treatment for a mental health problem.On the mischief count Serfass sentenced him to serve 30 days in jail and a fine of $300. He was given credit for 109 days spent in jail and was paroled. On the trespass charge he was fined $300 and costs.Christopher F. Yerger, 40, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count each of resisting arrest and a summary of registration of a animal.He was arrested on April 26 when police responded to his home to quell a disturbance in which officers said he was out-of-control. While police were attempting to calm Yerger, he ordered his German shepperd dog to attack them. The dog did not but he was charged with the animal offense.Yerger told Serfass he was sorry and "acted like a knucklehead."Serfass placed him on probation for 24 months on the resisting count and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and imposed zero tolerance on D&A use. On the summary charge he was fined $200 and costs.Melissa Snyder, 46, of Nesquehoning, pleaded guilty in two pending cases to one count each of possession of a controlled substance-heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence.She was arrested for incidents on March 9 and 11 at her residence. Police responded to the home for a reported overdose. A family member of Snyder was the victim of the overdose.Police learned that Snyder had flushed evidence of illegal drug use by the family member down the toliet of the home prior to their arrival to avoid his arrest.She was found to have heroin in the home and drug items and admitted to injesting heroin the day of the incident.On the tampering charge Serfass placed her on probation for 24 months and ordered she get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use and render 50 hours of community service.On the possession count she was placed on probation for a year and ordered to render 25 hours of community service, with the term consecutive to the first count. On the third count she was placed on probation to a year concurrent to the other charges.Each defendant must also pay all court costs, which average about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.