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New Jersey woman admits to assault incident

A New Jersey woman admitted to assaulting her then boyfriend and a police officer. She was one of two defendants who were scheduled for trial this week in Carbon County court to enter a plea before Judge Joseph J. Matika.

Christina M. Warhurst, 24, of Wayne, pleaded to two counts of simple assault and one count of resisting arrest while two counts of aggravated assault were dropped in a plea bargain with the district attorney's office.She was arrested on Dec. 28, 2012, at a room at the Split Rock Galleria in Kidder Township. Township police officer David Mason responded to the hotel to a report of a disturbance.Mason found Warhurst intoxicated and fighting with her then boyfriend, Laszio Stenger, who she had assaulted. When police attempted to take her into custody she struggled with then and then kicked Mason.Warhurst said she had a alcohol problem at the time and since the incident spent 28 days in a inpatient rehabilitation program and continues counseling.Matika placed her on probation for a year on each count with the terms running concurrently. She was also ordered to render 75 hours of community service, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and have no contact with Stenger.Roger Eugene Bush, 23, no current address, pleaded to one count of theft.He was arrested by Weatherly police for an incident on Dec. 26, 2012, at 422 Second St. He took two video games from the home of Theresa Barnes.Matika sentenced him to serve six to 20 months in jail and ordered him to render 50 hours of community service, and have no contact with the victim.He was given credit for 255 days spent in jail on the charge and was paroled. However, he will not be released until he has a place to live.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.