Schuylkill County President Judge William Baldwin has sentenced a Tamaqua man on a number of charges stemming from a series of arrests.

Matthew Matalavage will serve one to 23 months in jail on possession with intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled substance. He was granted immediate work release.He must also pay $40 in restitution to the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force. Charges of criminal use of a communication facility and possession of a small amount of a controlled substance were dropped.Matalavage was charged with crimes on Feb. 21, 2013, by Tamaqua police.In another case, Baldwin sentenced Matalavage to 12 months of probation, to pay court costs and fees, and to pay $40 in restitution to the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force.Matalavage was charged on April 17, 2013, with conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility by Tamaqua police. The conspiracy charge was dropped.Baldwin sentenced Matalavage to 23 months of probation in yet another case. In this one, he was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, feeling police, harassment and driving without a license. The charges were levied on June 13, 2013, by Tamaqua police.All but the fleeing charge were dropped.In the final case, Baldwin sentenced Matalavage to six to 23 months in jail, with immediate work release, on charges of delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communications facility, possession of a small amount of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance.The charged were filed on March 11, 2013, by Tamaqua police.All but possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance were dropped.In other court rulings:April Miller: Baldwin on May 22 denied her bid for parole. She will be able to try again on June 30. Miller, 36, of Tamaqua, was arrested in a drug sweep last June in the borough.Francis M. Betz Jr.: Baldwin on May 23 sentenced him to one year's intermediate punishment. Betz is required to serve 30 days on house arrest with electronic surveillance at $12 a day, followed by 90 days of strict supervision, followed by eight months of probation.Betz must also pay court costs and fees, plus a $2,000 fine and pay $120 in restitution to the Schuylkill Medical Center. He must complete the Alcohol Highway Safety School, participate in outpatient substance abuse treatment, have his license suspended for 24 months and perform 20 hours of community service.Russell Teter: Judge John Domalakes on May 27 revoked his probation. Teter has been sentenced to six months in jail on a disorderly conduct charge, with credit for the 82 days he already served. He also must pay fines, fees, costs and restitution.Nancy Kolasensky: Baldwin on May 21 sentenced her to pay $527 in restitution to Walmart and up to 23 months in jail, with credit for time she already served. She must pay court costs and fees. Baldwin released her at the time of sentencing since she had already served her minimum time. She was in jail from Oct. 29, 2013, through Feb. 18.Kolasensky was charged by Rush Township police on Sept. 9, 2013, with conspiracy, receiving stolen property and retail theft. The conspiracy and receiving stolen property charges were dropped.Wendy Garrity: Baldwin on May 21 sentenced her to 23 months probation and to pay court costs and fees. Garrity was charged on July 2, 2013, by Rush Township police with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. The receiving stolen property charge was dropped.On another case, Baldwin sentenced Garrity to pay $13.86 in restitution, and court fees and costs on a charges of retail theft and receiving stolen property levied by Rush Township police on Aug. 16, 2013.The receiving stolen property charge was dropped.Erica Sillers: Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin sentenced her to pay $1,975 in restitution to Shannon Keich and $1,500 to Brethren Mutual Insurance; and to serve 12 months of probation and pay court costs and fees. Sillers, 24, of Tamaqua, was charged on March 24, 2013, by Tamaqua police with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. The charge of receiving stolen property was dropped.Kayleen Bumberger: Dolbin sentenced her to 24 months of probation, and to pay court costs and fees. Bumberger, 42, of Tamaqua, was charged on March 14, 2013, by Tamaqua police with delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communications facility, and possession of a small amount of marijuana.All but the delivery charge were dropped.In a separate offense, Dolbin sentenced her to 24 months probation, and to pay court costs and fees on charges of delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communications facility, and possession of a small amount of marijuana filed by Tamaqua police on Feb. 21, 2013.The charges of criminal use of a communications facility and possession of a small amount of marijuana were dropped.In a third case, on the same charges filed March 19, 2013, by Tamaqua police, Dolbin sentenced Bumberger to one to 23 months, followed by two years of probation.Again, the charges of criminal use of a communications facility and possession of a small amount of marijuana were dropped.Aaron Ahner: Dolbin sentenced him to 12 months probation, and to pay court costs and fees. Ahner, 32, of Lehighton, was charged on June 13, 2013, by West Penn Township police with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. The receiving charge was dropped.Melissa Spina: Dolbin sentenced her to 12 months of probation, and to pay court costs and fees. Spina, 24, of Frackville, was charged on May 30, 2013, by Rush Township police with retail theft, receiving stolen property and driving without a license.Latia Matrician: Dolbin sentenced her to 72 hours to six months in jail, a $1,000 fine, court costs and fees, and Alcohol Highway Safety School. Matrician, 21, of Lansford, was charged on June 17, 2013, by Tamaqua police with driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia, careless driving, and disregarding traffic lanes. All but one count of driving under the influence was dropped.In a separate case, Dolbin sentenced Matrician to seven to 23 months in jail, and to pay court costs and fines. She was charged on May 15, 2013, by Tamaqua police with of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communications facility, and possession of a controlled substance.The charges of criminal use of a communications facility, and possession of a controlled substance were dropped.In a separate case, with the same charges filed on May 23, 2013, by Tamaqua police, Dolbin sentenced Matrician to the same sentence.Jesse Becker: Dolbin sentenced him to 12 months of probation, and to pay court costs and fees. Becker, 28, of Tamaqua, was charged on Sept. 9, 2013, by Rush Township police with conspiracy theft by deception, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, and driving without a license.Charges of receiving stolen property and driving without a license were dropped.Jamie Bauder: Dolbin sentenced Bauder, 42, of Shenandoah, to up to 23 months in jail, and to pay court costs and fees. he was charged on June 7, 2013, by West Penn police with aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal attempt, recklessly endangering another person and harassment.All but one charge of simple assault were dropped.