A Northampton man pleaded guilty in Carbon County court on Thursday to a drug charge and was immediately sentenced to a state prison term.

He was one of nine defendants in pending drug-related cases to enter a guilty plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.Christopher Michael Jany, 34, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.Jany was arrested by Lehighton police on Aug. 11, 2014, in the area of 59 Blakeslee Blvd. Police were called to the area for a report of a man acting strangely. On scene the officers spotted Jany, who attempted to leave in a vehicle. A stop was made and Jany was arrested.A consent search of the vehicle found baggies containing meth.Jany told Serfass he sold drugs to support his own drug habit. He is currently an inmate in the Northampton County Prison in Easton, serving a one- to two-year sentence for driving under the influence. He has served about four months of that term.Serfass sentenced him to serve 15 to 30 months in a state correctional institution. He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, supply a DNA sample, and render 150 hours of community service when released on parole.He was given credit for 16 days spent in jail on the charge, which runs concurrent to his DUI sentence.Other pleasOther defendants pleading in drug-related cases included:Christie M. Rassler, 27, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver heroin.She was arrested on Dec. 27, 2013, by agents of the state Attorney General's office after she sold heroin to a confidential informant along River Street in Jim Thorpe.Sentencing was deferred.Stacy Kilpatrick, 30, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of delivery of cocaine.She was arrested on July 2, 2013, in the area of 241 N. First St., Lehighton, by agents of the AG office. He sold a gram of cocaine to an informant.Serfass deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.Damian Eidem, 29, Lehighton, pleaded to one count each of operating a methamphetamine lab and endangering the welfare of a child.He was arrested on April 18 by agents of the AG office who served a search warrant at 165 S. First St., Lehighton. Materials used in the manufacture of meth were found in the residence. There was also a young child in the residence at the time.Serfass deferred sentencing as Eidem applies for placement in the state's Intermediate Punishment Program. The IPP includes time spent in prison, then in an inpatient rehabilitation program, and later release to a halfway house. The program is very strict in its rules. Eidem will be evaluated at a state correctional institution to see if he qualifies. He then will be brought back before Serfass for sentencing.Cody Robert Silliman, 22, of Pittsburgh, and formerly of Lehighton, pleaded to one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal conspiracy-theft.He was arrested following an incident on May 5. State police at Lehighton had set up a drug buy involving an undercover officer.Silliman and another defendant were involved. The other defendant got the money for the buy from the trooper and went to Silliman. The two then fled in a vehicle without delivering the drugs. Troopers stopped the vehicle a short distance from the scene.Silliman told Serfass since his arrest he entered an inpatient rehab facility and is currently in a rehab treatment program in which he attends sessions daily. He said he has moved to Pittsburgh, where he lives with his uncle.On the conspiracy charge Serfass placed him on probation for 24 months and a year probation on the possession charge, with the terms running consecutively.He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and serve 100 hours of community service.Derek Maxum Hedmeck, 26, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession of heroin.He was arrested on Aug. 1 by a park ranger at Beltzville State Park in Towamensing Township. The ranger found Hedmeck in a vehicle at the park with heroin in the vehicle.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he serve 50 hours of community service. The term runs concurrent with a probation period he is currently serving for driving under the influence.Lauren K. Bowman, 25, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.She was arrested on Feb. 12 by Lehighton police in the area of 143 N. First St.She is currently serving a six- to 18-month county prison term on another drug charge.Serfass placed her on probation for a year, consecutive to her current sentence, and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation and serve 50 hours of community service when paroled.Santos Robert Tonche, 23, of Saint Clair, pleaded to one count of possession of a small amount of marijuana.He was arrested on July 4 in the area of Route 903 and Birch Drive in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton.Troopers made a vehicle stop and Tonche was a passenger and found to be in possession of the paraphernalia.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he serve 50 hours of community service.Ashley Lynn Neff, 30, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.She was arrested on April 4 in the area of 117 Broadway by Jim Thorpe police. Police responded to the area for a report of a female lying on the sidewalk. On scene they found Neff in a confused state and in possession of paraphernalia.Serfass placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee.