Three sentenced on criminal counts
Three persons were sentenced in Carbon County court on Thursday on charges for which they previously entered guilty pleas.
Nicholas John Cerino, 27, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to serve 45 days to six months in the county prison on a driving under the influence charge and serve one year probation on a resisting arrest count. The terms run concurrent.Cerino was arrested on June 5, 2014, by Nesquehoning police along Route 54 after being stopped for going 80 miles-per-hour in a 45 zone. A test showed a 0.22 BAC. At the stop Cerino refused to get out of his vehicle and had to be forcibly removed by officers, which led to the resisting charge.Cerino was also ordered to render 50 hours of community service when released on parole, zero tolerance imposed on drug and alcohol use, pay a fine of $300, license suspended for a year, and must continue his outpatient counseling when released from prison.He began the jail term immediately.Dion S. Smith, 28, of Palmerton, was placed on probation for six months on a retail theft charge. She was arrested by Mahoning Township police for an incident on June 11, 2013, at the Walmart store. She took merchandise valued at $52.She was also ordered to render 25 hours of community service and must stay out of the Walmart store.She was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first time offenders, but was revoked from it for failure to complete all conditions.Brant James Stultz, 35, of Mount Carmel, was placed on probation for 18 months on a charge of indecent exposure.He was arrested by Nesquehoning police on Sept. 30, 2014, in the area of 13 W. Catawissa St., where he exposed himself to two people.Matika noted that Stultz has four prior indecent exposure convictions.Stultz has undergone a mental health evaluation and is currently receiving outpatient counseling.Stultz was also ordered to render 75 hours of community service, must continue counseling sessions, and have no contact with the victims in the incident.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.