A Carbon County woman was sentenced to a short jail term on Friday on a theft count.

She was one of seven defendants who previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges to be sentenced Friday in Carbon County court.Judge Joseph J. Matika presided.Lansford arrestLeanna M. Altemose, 25, of Palmerton and formerly of Coaldale, was sentenced to serve one to 12 months on a charge of criminal conspiracy-theft by deception.He was charged by Lansford on March 3 for her part in the issuing of six bad checks totaling $2,366.Altemose told Matika she spent 21 days in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility and seven days in jail.Matika also ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, supply a DNA sample, render 50 hours of community service, zero tolerance for D&A use, and make restitution of $788.57, which is her share as there are other defendants in the case.She was given credit for a total of 30 days spent in rehab, jail and the re-entry program and was immediately paroled.Retail theftPeggy Sue Hill, 38, of Coaldale, was placed on probation for two years on a retail theft change, rated a felony three.She was arrested on June 16, 2013, by Lansford police for an incident at the Family Dollar Store along East Patterson Street.Matika told Hill he could have sentenced her to a county or state prison term.Hill said she stole to support a drug habit. It was noted she has various drug-related charges pending in Schuylkill County.In addition to the probation term, Hill was ordered to get both a D&A and mental health evaluations, supply a DNA sample, and stay out of the Family Dollar Store.DUI casesFive defendants were sentenced on driving under the influence charges.Donn Chandler Innes, 59, of Kunkletown, was sentenced to serve 90 days in jail, four years and 275 days in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program, with 275 days on electronic monitoring.Innes was arrested on July 18, 2013, along Route 1003 by Kidder Township police after being stopped for a traffic violation. He refused a blood test and will lose his license for a year for the refusal. Under state mandatory guidelines, Innes faced a jail term of one to five years.He was given credit for 90 days spent in rehab programs and was immediately paroled. Matika also ordered him to pay a fine of $2,500, have an 18-month license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 100 hours of community service.The IPP will be administered in Monroe County.Kathryn Bobal, 50, of Beaver Meadows, was sentenced to serve six months in the IPP with 18 days on electronic monitoring.She was arrested on May 5, 2013, along East Main Street in Banks Township by state police at Hazleton. She refused a blood test and will lose her license for a year for the refusal.Matika also ordered her to pay 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.Melissa Lynn Atkinson, 25, of Albrightsville, was sentenced to serve 30 days to six months in prison.She was arrested on Nov. 17, 2013, along Catawissa Street by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result was 0.13 BAC.She was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, pay a fine of $750, one-year license suspension, make total restitution of $9,467.66 for damages resulting from an accident, have no contact with the victim, and render 25 hours of community service.She will begin the jail term on Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. and serve it on consecutive weekends.Daniel J. Sabol, 34, of Coaldale, was sentenced to serve 30 days to six months in jail.He was arrested on March 29 along Route 54 by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.He was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,500, one-year license suspension, and to render 100 hours of community service. He was given credit for 21 days spent in a rehab program. He will also spend 60 days in the IPP of Schuylkill County.He will begin serving the remaining nine days of his jail term on Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. and serve it on consecutive weekends. The IPP will begin after the jail term has finished.Jason Michael Smith, 37, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve 90 days to two years in prison, followed by three years of probation.He was arrested on May 30 by Mahoning Township police along Blakeslee Boulevard Drive. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.He was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,500, have an 18-month license suspension, get both D&A and mental health evaluations, and zero tolerance for D&A use.On a charge of driving under suspension-DUI related, he was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail and pay a fine of $500. The jail term runs concurrent with the DUI charge.He was given credit for five days spent in jail and 85 days spent in a rehab program for a total of 90 days and was immediately paroled.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.