A Carbon County man entered guilty pleas in six pending criminal cases on Tuesday in the county court.

He was one of 11 defendants to enter a guilty plea during a daylong court session before Judge Joseph J. Matika.NesquehoningincidentsSean McFadden, 24, Nesquehoning, pleaded guilty to two counts of escape, four counts of theft from a motor vehicle, and one count of flight to avoid apprehension.The two escape charges stem from incidents on Jan. 4 and 6, 2013. McFadden was furloughed from the county prison to enter the Salvation Army inpatient rehabilitation program in Harrisburg on Jan. 2. He was kicked out on Jan. 4 and failed to return to the prison as required under the conditions of the furlough. He was then released to the Salvation Army program a second time, and again was released and failed to return to the prison. Both charges are felony threes.The theft counts stem from the entry of various vehicles in Nesquehoning in or around Jan. 7, 2013, with various items taken. The flight to avoid apprehension stemmed from one of those entries in which police arrived while he was in the act but fled when the officers attempted to take him into custody.Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report. McFadden, because of a prior criminal record, faces a jail sentence. He is currently in the county prison on the charges.Tampering chargeNicole Marie Christman, 19, Lansford, pleaded to one count of tampering with evidence. She was one of five persons arrested in connection with a robbery at the Turkey Hill Market in Lansford that occurred on Aug. 28, 2013.She was charged along with John A. Simonson, Scott Heffelfinger, Ray Ziegenfuss III, all of Lansford, and Alyssa Gryzik, of Summit Hill.Police said Heffelfinger and Simonson entered the store and took a bank bag of money and cigarettes. They then went to a residence at 220 W. Front St. where the others were waiting. Police charged all planned the robbery. The five divided the money at that location.Christman was accused of throwing the bank bag into a neighbor's yard when police came looking for it.She is the last defendant to plead in the case, with all except Heffelfinger already sentenced.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to render 50 hours of community service, make restitution of $66.80, her share of the total taken, and stay out of the Turkey Hill during the probation period.Endangering chargeSara Hargreaves, 25, Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of recklessly endangering another person.She was charged after Nesquehoning police received a complaint from the county Office of Children & Youth on Sept. 13, 2012, that Hargreaves was endangering her 5-year-old son by not giving him his medication for a kidney condition.Police went to the home and found several unopened medicine bottles, which they later learned was for the son's condition.Defense Attorney Paul Levy said his client suffers from mental health issues and was under great pressure and caring for other children in the home. He said her actions were "inexcusable," but she had been receiving counseling for her problems.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to render 50 hours of community service, continuing her counseling, attend parenting classes, and get both mental health and drug and alcohol evaluations.Other pleasMichael J. Macaluso, 43, Summit Hill, formerly of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of contraband by an inmate into the prison.He was arrested by Nesquehoning police for being in possession of a controlled substance while at the county prison on Aug. 16, 2013.Because of a prior criminal record Macaluso was told he faces a minimum sentence of between 12 and 18 months in jail. Matika said, "That is a state prison term."Sentencing was deferred.Ashley Nichole Tansley, 25, Lehighton, pleaded to one count each of possession of a controlled substance-alprazolam, and possession of drug paraphernalia.She was arrested on July 10, 2013, at the county prison. Correction officers found several of the female inmates acting strangely, like they were under the influence. A "raid" of Tansley's cell found the illegal drug and paraphernalia.Matika placed her on probation for a year on each count, running concurrently, and ordered her to render 50 hours of community service, get both a drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations, and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use.Stephanie M. Weirich, 37, Lansford, pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance-crack cocaine.She was arrested on Dec. 2, 2013, when Lansford police responded to an apartment building at 173 W. Ridge St., to a report of drug activity. Weirich was found to have in her possession crack cocaine.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.Chaise Pedro Terruta, 21, Bowmanstown, formerly of Palmerton, pleaded to one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and receiving stolen property.He was arrested by state police at Lehighton on April 6, 2012, on the receiving charge for having in his possession a .357 Taurus handgun that was reported stolen. The gun belonged to attorney George Dydynsky of Towamensing Township. When serving the warrant in that case troopers found Terruta in possession for/of drug paraphernalia. It was noted Terruta is facing other criminal charges.Matika placed him on probation on each count, running concurrently, and ordered he get a D&A evaluation, render 50 hours of community service, and have no contact with the victim.Joshua David Faber, 31, Glasford, Ill., and formerly of Lake Harmony, pleaded to two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one each of criminal conspiracy-possession, and theft by deception.He was charged by Kidder Township police for an incident on June 1, 2012, when police learned of a drug deal in the Lake Harmony area.The theft charge involved him using a credit card of Jack Frost Resort and using it to purchase drugs for his habit.On the theft charge Matika placed him on probation for two years and ordered he render 100 hours of community service, and make restitution to the victim for $23,969.41. It was noted by defense attorney Gregory Mousseau he had a check to pay the amount immediately after the sentencing proceeding.On the two drug counts he was placed on probation for a year on each running concurrently to each other and the theft charge.Kelly Sue Yerger, 41, Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was arrested on July 4, 2013, by state police at Hazleton following a traffic stop along SR93 in Banks Township.She was placed on probation for six months and ordered to get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.Dawn M. Carter, 47, Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was arrested on Aug. 4, 2013, by Nesquehoning police when they responded to the area of 58 W. Columbus Ave., to a report of drug activity.Matika placed her on probation for six months and ordered her to render 25 hours of community service. The term runs consecutive to a probation term she is currently serving in Lehigh County.William Hurt, 49, Summit Hill, and formerly of Lansford, pleaded to one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and retail theft, in separate incidents.The drug charge stems from a Feb. 22, 2013, incident in the area of 601 E. Abbott St., Lansford. The theft charge stems from a Feb. 10, 2013, incident at the Family Dollar Store in Lansford, where he took a Slim Jim valued at $3.Matika deferred sentencing so Hurt could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP).William R. Vacula Jr., 49, of Tamaqua, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Oct. 9, 2013, along Stock Street by Nesquehoning police.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered to render 25 hours of community service.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.