Eight defendants entered guilty pleas on Tuesday to driving under the influence and related charges.

Judge Steven R. Serfass accepted pleas from the following:Amanda Longenbach, 27, of Allentown, and formerly of Lehighton, was arrested for the drunken driving charge on July 30, 2013, along Blakeslee Boulevard by Mahoning Township police. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.She also pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was arrested on May 2, 2013, by agents of the state Attorney General's office in the area of 99 E. Bridge St., Lehighton, for selling heroin. A charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance was dropped in a plea bargain with the district attorney's office.She is currently in the county prison serving a three-month term for a probation violation.On the DUI charge Serfass sentenced her to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and render a total of 50 hours of community service when released on parole. The term runs consecutive to her current sentence.On the drug count she was placed on probation for six months consecutive to the other counts.Nathan Louis Daubert, 31, of Lehighton, was arrested on July 13 in the area of Ocher and Second streets in Lehighton by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Serfass sentenced him to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, get a D&A evaluation, pay a fine of $1,000, have his license suspended for a year, and render 25 hours of community service.He began the prison term immediately.Brandon J. Eubanks, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, was arrested on June 18 along Pohopoco Drive by Franklin Township police after being involved in a accident. He was charged under the DUI law subsection of being incapable of driving safety, with no blood test given.Serfass sentenced him to serve 48 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $500, one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, render 25 hours of community service, and make restitution of $2,400 for damage in the accident. He was given credit for two days already served in jail and was paroled.On a summary offense of accidents to unattended vehicle he was fined $300.Jesse Krum, 22, of Lehighton, was arrested on May 3, 2013, along Canal Street in Weissport by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.He was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service. The sentence is consecutive to a probation term he is currently serving.John Carone, 24, of Northampton, was arrested on March 16 along Route 443 in Lehighton by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred so he could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program.Jonathan C. Eckhart, 31, of Slatington, was arrested on July 13 along Bridge Street by Lehighton police. A test showed a 0.12 BAC.A first offense, Serfass placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.John Francis Schrader, 55, of Jim Thorpe, was arrested on Aug. 2 along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton. A test showed a 0.15 BAC.He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.Christopher James Monaghan, 55, of Stroudsburg, was arrested on Nov. 28, 2013, along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton. A test showed a 0.25 BAC.He was placed on probation for six months, and ordered to pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.Each defendant must pay court costs of about $1,500, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.