Six defendants in pending driving under the influence cases entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Carbon County court.

Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted pleas from the following:Kurt Lee Redmon, 26, of Houston, Washington County, was arrested on July 19 along Route 443 by Mahoning Township police. Given a test, the result was 0.17 BAC.Matika sentenced Redmon to serve five days to six months in prison, pay a fine of $300, one-year license suspension, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and render 25 hours of community service.Redmon began his jail term immediately. When completed, he will be turned over to authorities in Washington County who have a warrant for his arrest on other criminal charges.Matthew D. Lamanna, 24, of Beaver Meadows, was arrested on Feb. 9 along Broad Street by Beaver Meadows police. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance. A drug possession count was dropped in a plea bargain.Sentencing was deferred so Lamanna could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program.Craig Stephen Curran, 52, Macungie, was arrested on Feb. 23 by Mahoning Township police following an accident along Mahoning Mountain Road. Given a test, the result was 0.24 BAC and also showed the presence of a controlled substance.Matika sentenced him to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service.He will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24.Carmen L. Chiclana, 53, of Henryville, Monroe County, was arrested on March 9 by state police at Fern Ridge along Lake Drive in Kidder Township following an accident. Given a test, the result was 0.12 BAC.She was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $500, one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.She will begin the jail term at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24.Taylor Wesley Schmitt, 25, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on Jan. 18 along Route 209 by Nesquehoning police following an accident. He refused a blood test and will lose his license for a year for the refusal.Matika sentenced him to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service.He will begin the jail term at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.Jason Michael Smith, 37, of Lehighton, was arrested on May 30 by Mahoning Township police along Blakeslee Boulevard Drive. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,500 in DUI cases, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.