A total of 13 defendants entered guilty pleas in Carbon County court on Tuesday.

Judge Joseph J Matika accepted the pleas from the following:Summit Hill incidentJon Joseph Lynn, 32, of Summit Hill, pleaded to one count each of simple assault and persistent disorderly conduct.Lynn was arrested on July 25 when police were called to his residence at 401 W. Ludlow St. by his wife, Nicole. When police arrived they found damages in the home and his wife showed signs of physical abuse.When police attempted to take him into custody he "head-butted" officer Brett Hannon, breaking the officers' glasses.Lynn said he did not intend to cause harm to Hannon and admitted to both mental health and alcohol abuse problems. He was intoxicated at the time of the incident.He said he is taking medication for his mental health issues which is helping him and is making arrangements to get help for his alcohol problem.On the assault count Matika sentenced him to time-served (58 days) to one year in jail and on the conduct count six months probation with the terms running concurrently. He was also ordered to get both drug and alcohol (D&A) and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment.Defense Attorney Gregory Lee Mousseau said Hannon agreed to the plea bargain in which a charge of aggravated assault was dropped.Other pleasOther defendants who entered pleas included:Daniel Jeremiah Cressley, 36, of Norristown, formerly of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on Jan. 17 along Catawissa St., by Nesquehoning police. He refused a blood test and lost his license for a year for the refusal.Cressley is facing a mandatory minimum of 90 days in jail and requested deferral of his sentencing to see if he could arrange to serve the jail time in the Montgomery County prison.Brian Daniel Kulick, 48, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on Nov. 5, 2012, along Railroad St., in Nesquehoning, after his car was struck by a truck backing up. When police arrived to investigate the crash they found Kulick had consumed alcohol and took him for a test, which revealed a .08BAC.Matika sentenced to serve 30 days to six months in jail, pay a fine of $750, one year license suspension, zero tolerance on D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service.He will begin the jail term at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and serve it on 15 consecutive weekends.William D. Hawk Jr., 34, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded in two pending cases.He pleaded to one count each of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia for an incident on Oct. 13, 2012, along Catawissa St., by Nesquehoning police. In a plea bargain, a charge of DUI was dropped.He pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia for a March 23, 2012, incident.He was placed on probation for a year on the two counts of possession of paraphernalia counts, and 30 days on the possession of a small amount, all running concurrently. He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation.Gregory Scott Ward, 53, of Tamaqua, formerly of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of persistent disorderly conduct. He was arrested on Aug. 10 by Mahoning Township police for an incident along Mahoning Drive East. Police responded to a reported domestic incident involving Ward.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he render 25 hours of community service.Taylor Wesley Schmitt, 23, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on July 5 in the area of 64 W. Mill St., by Nesquehoning police.He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to render 25 hours of community service.Victor Efrain Volkers Jr., 33, currently an inmate at the state correction institution at Mahanoy, Schuylkill County, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on March 16 along SR209 by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result was .24BAC.He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to get a D&A evaluation and render 25 hours of community service when released from custody. He is being held in the state facility on a warrant issued out of New York state.Nancy Lefeber, 42, of White Haven, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was arrested on May 21 by state police at Fern Ridge at Lot 37, Spring Hill Trailer Park, in East Side Boro. Troopers responded for a domestic incident and while on scene found Lefeber in possession of a bag of marijuana.She was placed on probation for six months and ordered to render 25 hours of community service.Jestine Elizabeth Sarau, 36, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to two counts of theft. She was arrested for an incident at the Turkey Hill Market in Nesquehoning. She pumped gas twice at the market and fled without paying for it.Matika placed her on probation for a year on each count, running concurrently, and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation, and make restitution of $100.Christopher Lee Simonson, 26, of Pittston, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on July 4, 2011, along the turnpike in Kidder Township by state police at Pocono. Given a test, the result was .23BAC.He was originally placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program for first time offenders but was revoked for not completing all conditions.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service.Bart Smith, 42, of Hazle Township, Luzerne County, pleaded to one count of DUI. He was arrested on March 10 along White Bear Drive, in Summit Hill, during a checkpoint operation. Given a test, the result was .12BAC.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.Stephen Anthony Smith, 20, of Summit Hill, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Feb. 13, 2012, by Summit Hill police in the area of 337 W. Carbon St.He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to render 25 hours of community service.Eric J. Willing, 34, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of unsworn falsification to authorities, He was arrested by Nesquehoning police for an incident on July 15. He reported to police that two men robbed him in a wooded area off E. Railroad St. The incident never occurred.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he render 25 hours of community service.SentencedMichelle Canzoneri, 27, of Nesquehoning, previously pleaded to one count of driving under the influence (DUI) and was sentenced by Matika. She was arrested on July 3, 2012, along Catawissa St., by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.She was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one year license suspension, and render 25 hours of community service.She was given credit against the jail term for time spent in a inpatient rehabilitation program and immediately paroled.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average close to $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.