Schuylkill County judges accepted two local residents into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition probation program.

Mason Williams on June 8, 2013, was charged by Rush Township police with driving under the influence and repairing/selling offensive weapons.Senior Judge D. Michael Stine accepted Williams, 18, of Lansford, into the ARD program for one year. He must also pay $500 to offset the cost of the program; pay fines and fees; complete the Alcohol Highway Safety Program; participate in outpatient substance abuse treatment; perform 10 hours of community service; and pay $100 to the Substance Abuse Education Fund.Jessica Stilitino was charged on May 30, 2013, by McAdoo police with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.Stine accepted her into the ARD program for one year. Stilitino, 31, of Coaldale, must also pay fees and fines; pay $350 to offset the cost of the program; pay $100 to the Substance Abuse Education Fund; and perform 10 hours of community service.Bench warrants were dissolved for two others.Judge James Goodman dissolved the bench warrant on Patrick B. McCarthy and set bail at $10,000 unsecured.Under the conditions, McCarthy must live at 722 S. Kennedy Drive, McAdoo.McCarthy, 30, of McAdoo, had been charged on May 9 by Kline Township police with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.Goodman also dissolved a bench warrant against John J. Kamant of Brockton.The judge set bail at $25,000 percentage cash bail.Kamant, 53, was charged in October by Tamaqua police with beating up another man, William Manness Jr., after they had spent some time drinking heavily in Manness' apartment.