Published October 22. 2014 04:00PM
Two defendants were sentenced to jail terms on Monday after previously pleading guilty to driving under the influence charges.
Both appeared before Carbon County Judge Joseph J. Matika.Anthony John Naimon III, 45, of Jim Thorpe, was sentenced to serve 90 days in jail followed by 57 months in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program, with the first nine months on electronic monitoring.Naimon was arrested on Oct. 17, 2012, by state police at Fern Ridge in Penn Forest Township. He refused a blood test and lost his license for a year.Matika noted that the conviction was Naimon's sixth overall for DUI.Defense Attorney Matthew Rapa told the court Naimon is receiving alcohol counseling services as recommended in a drug and alcohol evaluation. He receives counseling once a week.In addition to the jail term, Naimon was ordered 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, zero tolerance for D&A use, render 100 hours of community service, and make restitution of $1,889.86.He will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. on Nov. 7 and was granted work release privileges.Derek Maxum Hedmeck, 25, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve five days to six months in jail.He was arrested on May 12, 2013, along Route 209 by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result was 0.09 BAC. At the time of the stop, a child was in the vehicle.Hedmeck was also ordered to pay a fine of $300, have a one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service while on parole.He will serve the jail time on consecutive weekends beginning Oct. 31 at 9 a.m. and serve two days; Nov. 7, two days; and Nov. 14, one day.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average about $1,500 in DUI cases, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.