Palmerton man given year in jail for DUI; others sentenced
A Carbon Countyman was sentenced to a year in jail on a driving under the influence charge. He was one of five defendants who previously pleaded guilty to drunken driving counts who were sentenced by Carbon Judge Steven R. Serfass on Tuesday.
Third offenseChristopher Michael Jany, 33, of Palmerton, was sentenced to the term of one to five years for his third DUI offense within a 10-year period.He was arrested on Oct. 24, 2012, by state police at Lehighton along Route 209 in Lehighton. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Serfass also ordered Jany to pay a fine of $2,500, have his license suspended for 18 months, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and when released on parole render 100 hours of community service. He began the jail term immediately.Other casesOther DUI defendants that were sentenced by Serfass included:Kristopher Michael Lyden, 35, of Jim Thorpe, was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in prison. He was arrested on May 31, 2013, along Route 903 by Jim Thorpe police. Given a test, the result was 0.12 BAC.He was also ordered to pay a fine of $500, have his license suspended for a year, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service. On a summary motor vehicle code violation, he was fined $25 and costs.He will begin the jail term at 6 p.m. on Sept. 20.Celena Marie Marzen, 41, of Jim Thorpe, was sentenced to serve 90 days to six months in prison. She will serve 30 days on consecutive weekends beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 followed by five months in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program with the first 60 days on electronic monitoring, pay a fine of $1,500, have her license suspended for 18 months, and render 25 hours of community service.Marzen was arrested on April 24 along Main Street by Jim Thorpe police. She refused a blood test and lost her license for a year for the refusal.Richard Jerry Roberts, 47, of Saylorsburg, was sentenced to serve 90 days to five years in prison. He will serve 30 days in prison on consecutive weekends beginning at 5 p.m. on Sept. 26, followed by 59 months in the IPP with the first 60 days on electronic monitoring, pay a fine of $1,500, have his license suspended for 18 months, get a D&A evaluation, and render 150 hours of community service.He was arrested on Feb. 26 along Little Gap Road in Lower Towamensing Township by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was 0.24 BAC.Trevor Smoll, 46, of New Ringgold, was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in prison followed by five months and 28 days in the IPP with the first 28 days with electronic monitoring, pay a fine of $750, have his license suspended for a year, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service. The IPP placement will be supervised by the Schuylkill County probation office.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average about $1,500, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.