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Lansford man gets prison term for drug dealing

A Lansford man was given a county prison term on Thursday in Carbon County court after previously pleading guilty to drug dealing.

He was one of three defendants who had entered guilty pleas at prior proceedings to be sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika.Lansford incidentVito William Molle, 32, was sentenced by Matika to serve one day less one year to one day less two years in the county prison on one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin.He was arrested by agents of the state Attorney General's office and county drug task force following a search warrant served on his residence at 431 E. Ridge St. on March 5.Found in the home were 22 bags of heroin and various drug paraphernalia. It was his second conviction for delivery of a controlled substance.Matika also ordered Molle to supply a DNA sample, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance for D&A use, render 50 hours of community service when released on parole, and was granted work release privileges.He was given credit for 98 days already spent in jail on the charge.Prison incidentJennifer L. Rudelitch, 47, of Nesquehoning, was sentenced to serve two to 12 months in the county prison on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.She was one of four female inmates at the county prison who were arrested on July 11 after various correction officers noticed that a number of female inmates appeared to be under the influence of what they believed to be some sort of narcotic.As the result of a random cellblock raid any inmate showing signs of being under the influence were screened for drugs. The four women tested positive for Alprazolam, a narcotic.Matika also ordered Rudelitch to to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 50 hours of community service when released on parole. The sentence runs concurrent with a probation/parole violation sentence she serving now.Jail for DUITerry Kemmerer, 51, of Lansford, was sentenced to serve 90 days to five years in the county prison on a charge of driving under the influence.He was arrested on Oct. 27, 2012, along Route 209 by Lansford police after being involved in an accident. Given a test, the result was 0.24 BAC. The test also showed the presence of a controlled substance.Kemmerer was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, render 100 hours of community service when released on parole, license suspended for 18 months, and pay a fine of $1,500.He will begin the jail term at 8 p.m. on June 20 and serve it on consecutive weekends.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.