A Beaver Meadows man, who was in Carbon County court on Monday for DUI charges, may face additional charges after he appeared before Judge Steven Serfass intoxicated.

Thomas Allan Gerhard, 49, initially entered a guilty plea for one charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident occurred on Oct. 4, 2011, along Broad Street in Beaver Meadows. At that time, tests showed that Gerhard's blood alcohol content was .30. This was his first offense.At the time of sentencing, Serfass questioned if Gerhard was currently under the influence of alcohol or drugs.Gerhard, who was shaking uncontrollably, said he had not been drinking, had only taken his prescribed medication and was nervous.Serfass accepted the requested plea deal, sentencing Gerhard to six months probation, a $300 fine, and ordering him to complete a drug and alcohol assessment.Upon leaving the courtroom around 10:30 a.m., adult probation officers requested a breathalyzer test, to which Gerhard agreed. Findings showed that his BAC was .086, which is legally intoxicated under state law.He was brought back in front of Serfass, who negated his original sentencing.Prior to negating the sentence, Gerhard insisted that he had not had a drink in the morning, but had been drinking the night before.Gerhard was remanded into sheriff's custody until he sobered up and a new plea hearing on the charges was planned for this week.Other pleasJeremy Accardi, 26, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to giving false reports to law enforcement.Accardi, on July 18, told a deputy sheriff that he was not the person requested when the officer was serving a warrant at his residence.Serfass placed him on probation for two years and ordered him to complete 50 hours of community service.Victoria Ann Argott, 32, of Lansford, initially pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia. She was charged on May 11, in Nesquehoning. But after hearing her sentence of two years probation, she withdrew her plea and asked to go to trial.Serfass granted her request and a trial date will be set.Piotr L. Bielawsky, 34, of Perkasie, Bucks County, pleaded guilty to DUI charges after he was stopped by state troopers on July 6, 2010, for driving at a high rate of speed and hitting a barrier while driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Kidder Township. His BAC was .19. This was his first offense.Bielawsky is currently on house arrest in Bucks County for an incident he was involved in, in Lackawanna.Serfass sentenced Bielawsky to serve no less than 48 hours in Carbon County prison to no more than six months. The sentence will run consecutively to the house arrest. Bielawsky must also pay a $500 fine and will have his driver's license suspended for one year.Zachary D. Brown, 26, of Mechanicsburg, Dauphin County, did not show to plead on his charge of fleeing or attempting to elude police. On Aug. 3, 2010, Brown attempted to elude police along state Route 209 and 903 in Nesquehoning.Serfass said that his office had received a phone call from Brown's attorney, stating that Brown was not planning to show. A bench warrant was issued for Brown's arrest for failing to appear in court.Edward W. Butterworth, 58, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to one count DUI. He was charged on July 21, by Summit Hill police after officers conducted a traffic stop and discovered Butterworth was under the influence of alcohol, with a BAC of .09.Serfass deferred sentencing until a later time.Brandon Mason Cavender, 25, of Lehighton, pleaded guilty to one count possession of a small amount of marijuana. He was charged on May 11, along state routes 93 and 209 in Nesquehoning, after state troopers conducted a vehicle stop and discovered a marijuana cigarette that Cavender and the driver of the vehicle had been smoking.Serfass imposed a fine of $500.Angel Delrio Jr., 23, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to one count simple assault. He was charged on April 23, in Lansford after he and his now ex-girlfriend got into a domestic altercation at his residence.Serfass placed him on probation for six months and ordered him to complete three hours of community service a month while under supervision.Matthew Bernard Hiles, 28, of Tamaqua, pleaded guilty to one count DUI. He was charged in Lansford on Feb. 20, 2010, after officers observed him driving erratically and with his high beams on. It was later discovered that his BAC was .15.Serfass placed Hiles on probation for six months. He must also pay a $300 fine and complete a drug assessment since he had been removed from the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program for other offenses.Joseph P. Johnson, 40, of Long Branch, N.J., pleaded guilty to one count DUI. He was charged on June 11, after police observed him driving 15 mph in a 55 mph zone along Route 93 in Nesquehoning and swerving across the double yellow line. Results showed that Johnson's BAC was .10. It was his first offense.Serfass placed him on probation for six months. He must also pay a $300 fine and complete an alcohol highway safety program.Kelly J. Snowe Sr., 42, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to persistent disorderly conduct and obscene language/gestures. He was charged on Oct. 22, after he and his girlfriend got into a domestic dispute in Lansford.Serfass placed him on three months probation and ordered him to complete 15 hours of community service.Tanya Vanblargan, 33, of Weston and Weatherly, pleaded guilty to one count DUI. She was charged on July 8, after police conducted a traffic stop along Pardee Street in Weatherly. Results showed that her BAC was .30. This was her second offense.Serfass sentenced her to serve no less than five days to no more than six months. She will be incarcerated at the Carbon County Correctional Facility from 9 a.m., Jan. 6 to 9 a.m., Jan. 9, and 9 a.m., Jan. 27 to 9 a.m., Jan. 29. She must also pay a $300 fine and complete an alcohol safety program. Her driver's license will also be suspended for one year.Judith E. Weidner, 48, of Albrightsville, pleaded guilty to one count retail theft. She was charged on May 9, for taking a product without paying for it from Redner's Warehouse Market, Nesquehoning. The item was valued at $. 99 cents.Serfass placed her on two years probation and ordered her to complete three hours of community service for each month she is under supervision.Dominique Antionette Williams, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property. On June 27, state troopers at Fern Ridge conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle, of which Williams was a passenger. They discovered a number of American Express gift cards, valued at $4,850.Serfass deferred sentencing until a later time.Kelly Sue Yerger, 39, of Nesquehoning, pleaded guilty for DUI. She was charged on Sept. 2, 2010, after a traffic stop by Lansford police was conducted. During the stop, it was discovered the Yerger was under the influence of a controlled substance. This was her first offense.Yerger has since completed the ARD program.Serfass sentenced her to 72 hours in the Carbon County Correctional Facility, beginning at 11 a.m., on Dec. 28. She must also complete a drug assessment, three hours of community service for each month she is under supervision, and pay a $1,000 fine.Travis M. Brideson, 23, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to one count defiant trespass at 301 Lansford Court. He was charged by Summit Hill police on May 16.Brideson was sentenced to one year in the ARD program, 15 hours of community service work and ordered to stay away from the Lansford townhouses.Michael John Hughes, 21, of Washingtonville, N.Y., pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking. He was charged on June 18, by Kidder Township police after Vacation Charters reported that a Crown Royal condiment dispenser had been taken.Serfass sentenced Hughes to one year in the ARD program, complete 15 hours of community service, and pay restitution to Vacation Charters in the amount of $43.Jeyson Duran Jimenez, 32, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded guilty to one count DUI. He was charged by state police at Fern Ridge on July 31, along state Route 903 in Kidder Township. Results showed that his BAC was .23.Serfass placed him in the ARD program for one year. His driver's license will also be suspended for 60 days.Guy Allen Kotansky, 48, of Hazleton, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief. He was arrested by Hickory Run State Park rangers on June 4, after they observed him spray painting graffiti on rocks at the Boulder Field in the park in Kidder Township.Serfass sentenced him to one year in the ARD program. He must also pay restitution to Hickory Run for the damage in the amount of $3,065.52 and complete 25 hours of community service.Andrew Moses Snyder, 43, of Lansford, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy-firearms ownership. He was charged by state police at Lehighton on Sept. 1, after he bought two guns from Jessica Ensel of Lansford, that had been stolen by John Mansky of Lansford in July.After learning that the guns had been stolen and could not be transferred into his name, Snyder contacted Lansford police. On July 26, he met with state police and surrendered the guns.Serfass sentenced Snyder to the ARD program for six months and ordered him to complete 15 hours of community service and submit a DNA sample.Anthony N. Zollo, 22, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to escape. Zollo was taken into custody by Hickory Run State Park rangers on Oct. 8, for another offense and he fled the scene.Serfass placed him in the ARD program for six months, and ordered him to complete three hours of community service per month while under supervision.Anthony P. Carlino, 52, of Tamaqua, pleaded guilty to corruption of minors. He was charged in February 2010, by Lansford police after it was reported to police that he sent a 9-year-old girl a text message that included a pornographic picture.The incident was not immediately reported to police because, Carlino said in a written statement to police, that he had mistakenly sent it to the girl and told the family, who said not to worry about it.It had been dismissed by the family until Carlino had the father of the girl arrested for assaulting him.Serfass sentenced Carlino to two years in the ARD program and complete 15 hours of community service. He must also not have contact with the family.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole. Defendants sentenced to the ARD program are also required to pay an ARD administration fee.