Six defendants entered guilty pleas to driving under the influence charges on Thursday in Carbon County court.

Judge Steven R. Serfass accepted the pleas from the following:Curtis Lee Margle, 24, of Lehighton, pleaded in two pending cases.He was arrested on July 6, 2014, along Route 209 in Lehighton and refused a test, and on Aug. 4, 2014, along Route 248 in Bowmanstown after being stopped for speeding. A test revealed the presence of a controlled substance. Both arrests were by state police at Lehighton.Sentencing was deferred.John Williams Rodgers, 30, of Mount Pocono, was arrested on July 4, 2014, along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton during a checkpoint operation. A test showed 0.13 BAC.Sentencing was deferred to April 13.Thomas Nathaniel Serfass, 39, of Slatington, was arrested on Oct. 12, 2014, along Route 209 in Lehighton by state police at Lehighton. A test showed 0.19 BAC.Serfass sentenced him to serve 48 hours in jail, five months and 28 days in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program, with the first 28 days on electronic monitoring, pay a fine of $300, have his license suspended for a year, and render 25 hours of community service.He will begin serving the jail term at 9 a.m. March 21.William Peter Kuhn II, 50, of Royersford, Montgomery County, was arrested on Nov. 30, 2014, along Maury Road in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton. A test showed 0.16 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Kuhn could apply for placement in the IPP.Scott William Smale, 56, of Lehighton, was arrested on Aug. 11, 2014, along Fourth Street in Lehighton by borough police after being involved in an accident in which his vehicle struck six parked cars.Serfass sentenced him to serve 48 hours to six months in jail, pay a fine of $500, have his license suspended for one year, and render 25 hours of community service.He will begin the jail term at 6 p.m. March 27.Dillion Friendy, 21, of Hazleton, was arrested on Nov. 30, 2014, along Indian Hill Road in Franklin Township by state police at Lehighton, who found him parked in a driveway with his outside and interior lights on in his vehicle. It was learned he was driving under suspension-DUI related, which he pleaded to. He also pleaded to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.Sentencing was deferred so he could apply for the IPP.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.