Twelve defendants in pending drunken driving cases entered guilty pleas to driving under the influence and related charges on Thursday in Carbon County court.

The pleas were accepted by Judge Steven R. Serfass.Those pleading included:Lance Allen Moser Jr., 25, of Summit Hill, pleaded in three pending cases, two DUI counts, and one count of simple assault.The first DUI arrest occurred on Dec. 9, 2013, along Flagstaff Road by Jim Thorpe police after being involved in an accident. A test result was 0.18 BAC.He was arrested for the second DUI on Oct. 31 along Susquehanna Street, by Jim Thorpe police. He refused a blood test and will lose his license for a year for the refusal.The simple assault incident occurred on Sept. 14 in the area of 341 S. Second St., Lehighton. Borough police charged Moser with striking a man in the face at that location.Moser is facing a state prison term.Serfass deferred sentencing so Moser could obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.Jeffrey James Malloy, 29, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to two counts of DUI.The first arrest occurred on July 2, 2013, along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.He was arrested for the second DUI on June 3 by state police at Lehighton also along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Serfass deferred sentencing so Malloy could obtain a D&A evaluation.Jason M. Wermuth, 29, of Lehighton, was arrested on March 18, 2011, along Pohopoco Drive by Franklin Township police. A test result was 0.22 BAC.When police attempted to take him into custody, he resisted. He pleaded to one count of resisting arrest.Wermuth was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first-time offenders but was revoked from it for violating the terms.On the DUI charge Serfass placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300.On the resisting charge he was placed on probation for a year, consecutive to the DUI count. He must also render 125 hours of community service.Thomas D. Nodzo, 48, of Albrightsville, was arrested on May 4 along Wintergreen Trail in Penn Forest Township by state police at Fern Ridge. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred so Nodzo could obtain a D&A evaluation.Anthony Joseph Ditroia, 33, of Jim Thorpe, was arrested on Sept. 26 along Maury Road in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton. A test result was 0.14 BAC. He also pleaded to one count of possession of a small amount of marijuana.Sentencing was deferred so Ditroia could get a D&A evaluation.Andrew Edmund Helmer, 55, of Albrightsville, was arrested on July 4 along Old Stage Road in Penn Forest Township by state police at Fern Ridge. A test result was 0.21 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Helmer could obtain a D&A evaluation.Brian Keith Jerden, 40, of Lehighton, was arrested on March 20, 2013, along Route 248 in Palmerton by state police at Lehighton. A test showed 0.17 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Jerden could obtain a D&A evaluation.Lawrence J. Scuderi, 74, of Albrightsville, was arrested on Aug. 14 along Rotue 209 in Towamensing Township by state police at Lehighton. A test result was 0.15 BAC.Serfass placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.Barry Clyde Riegel, 57, of Lehighton, was arrested on Sept. 20 along Mauch Chunk Street by Mahoning Township police. A test result was 0.11 BAC.He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.Natasha Rae Long, 28, of Lancaster, was arrested on Aug. 30 along Maury Road in Franklin Township by state police at Lehighton. A test result was 0.08 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Long could obtain a D&A evaluation.Jay Michael Miller, 23, of Lehighton, was arrested on March 11 along Forest Inn Road in Towamensing Township by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred so Miller could obtain a D&A evaluation.William Joseph Gullick, 47, of Palmerton, was arrested on Sept. 25 along Delaware Avenue by Palmerton police. A test result was 0.11 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Gullick could obtain a D&A evaluation.Those defendants sentenced must pay court costs of about $1,500 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.(Note: Due to a recent state Supreme Court ruling, judges cannot sentence DUI defendants until they have an initial drug and alcohol evaluation. If that calls for a more comprehensive evaluation, that also must be completed before sentencing can be imposed.)