Five defendants entered guilty pleas before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

Boat theftDavid Allen Anthony Jr., 26, of Lehighton, was sentenced to a county jail term after pleading to receiving stolen property.He was arrested by state police at Fern Ridge for his part in the theft of a boat from property along Towamensing Trails in Penn Forest Township on Sept. 7, 2013.Anthony said he did not participate in the actual taking of the boat but did help in hiding it and knew it had been stolen.Nanovic sentenced him to serve three to 18 months in the county prison with credit for 74 days already served. He was also ordered to make restitution of $1,733.30 for damages to the boat, which is his half as there is a co-defendant in the case, and must supply a DNA sample.Other pleasOther defendants who entered guilty pleas included:Patricia Ann Passehl, 45, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of theft.She admitted stealing bundles of hay from the property of Brian Bartholomew in Franklin Township on June 24, 2013.Her sentencing was deferred because she had a pending assault case.Gilbert C. Green, 67, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of flight to avoid apprehension.He was arrested for an incident on Aug. 7 in Palmerton. Sheriff deputies observed Green in the area of the Cindy's Rusty Nail tavern along Mauch Chunk Road in Palmerton.Deputies tried to take Green into custody after they told him they had a warrant for his arrest. He fled on foot, but following a short chase he was arrested.Green is currently in jail on a probation violation, the basis of the original warrant.Nanovic placed him on probation for a year, consecutive to his current probation sentence which runs to November, and ordered he pay a fine of $500.Brandon Dailey, 20, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of carrying a firearm without a license.He was arrested on Oct. 1, 2013, by Palmerton police for an incident involving Scott Ledo, of 401 Delaware Ave., Palmerton. Ledo reported a .38-caliber revolver was removed from his home and he suspected Dailey, who was dating his daughter at the time.Police went to Dailey's home and found the gun in a backpack. Dailey claimed he placed the gun in the backpack but never removed it and that it was always in his bedroom. Charges related to the theft were dropped in a plea bargain.Nanovic placed him on probation for a year.Michee Eugene, 20, of Langhorne, Bucks County, and formerly of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of theft of services.He was arrested for an incident on April 28, 2013, in Franklin Township. Township police were called to the area of 425 Maxine Drive by a cab driver for the Carbon Taxi Service.Eugene was a passenger in the taxi and refused to pay the bill. He told Nanovic he heard voices telling him not to pay the bill. Since the incident he said he has undergone a mental health evaluation and is currently on medication.Nanovic placed him on probation for a year and ordered he make restitution of $342.50 to the taxi service.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.