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Kunkletown man gets jail term for DUI

A Kunkletown man was sentenced to a county prison term in Carbon County court this week after previously pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence.

Travis P. Johnson, 25, was sentenced by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II to serve 30 days to six months in prison, pay a fine of $1,000, have his license was suspended for a year, pay court costs of about $1,500, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee when released on parole. He must also continue with any alcohol counseling program.Johnson was arrested by Mahoning Township police on May 7, 2013.He will begin the jail term on March 2 at noon. Nanovic also ruled the term runs consecutive to a probation sentence he is currently serving in Schuylkill County.