Two sentenced to prison terms for drug dealing
Two Carbon County residents were sentenced to county prison terms on Tuesday in the county court on drug dealing related charges after previously entering guilty pleas.
The two were sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass.Palmerton incidentMichelle Patricia Baker-Oncay, 48, of Palmerton, was sentenced to serve a total one day less one year to one day less two years in prison on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. In a second case, she also had pleaded to one count of access device fraud. The prison term will be followed by two years of probation.She was arrested by members of the vice unit of the state police at Hazleton when a search warrant was served at 231 Delaware Ave., Palmerton. Heroin, drug paraphernalia and $3,968 in cash were found in the residence.Serfass also ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and when released on parole render 200 hours of community service.She was given credit for 111 days already spent in jail on the charges.Jim Thorpe raidJoseph Francis Demuro, 29, of Jim Thorpe, was sentenced to serve six months to one day less two years in the county prison on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The prison term will be followed by three years probation.Demuro was arrested by borough police after they conducted a raid at 10 W. Sixth St. Also arrested at the home was Gregory William Acevedo, 49, who also resided at the residence. His case is pending.Borough police and the county drug task force conducted the raid along with members of the state Attorney General's office agents. Seized were heroin, marijuana, several items of drug paraphernalia and over $3,000 in cash. The home is only a block from St. Joseph's Elementary School.Demuro was also ordered to supply a DNA sample, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and render a total of 250 hours of community service when released from prison.He was given credit for 21 days already spent in jail on the charges.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.