Seven first-time offenders in the criminal justice system were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program this week by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

If a person successfully completes all conditions of the program their record is wiped clean. However, if they fail to complete it, or are revoked from it, then they will face trial on all pending charges. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program.All were placed for a year, unless otherwise noted:Coty Drew Donahue, 21, of Jim Thorpe,was placed on a charge of driving under the influence. He was arrested on Sept. 30, 2014, along Route 903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Fern Ridge. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.He was assessed $600 for the cost of the program and had his license suspended for 90 days.Igor Flys, 48, of Philadelphia, was placed on a charge of simple assault. He was arrested by Mahoning Township police on May 25, 2014, at the Ukrainian Homestead.He was assessed $450 and ordered to make restitution to the victim of $3,309.54.Charlotte Marie Haman, 38, of Northfield, New Jersey, was placed on a DUI charge. She was arrested on July 19, 2014, by Jim Thorpe police along Route 903. A test showed 0.16 BAC.She was assessed $550 and her license suspended for 60 days.Martin Frey Jr., 35, of Lehighton, was placed on a DUI charge. He was arrested on Aug. 28, 2014, along Main Road by Franklin Township police. A test showed 0.14 BAC.He was assessed $500 and license suspended for 30 days.Joseph Louis Gagnon, 75, of Stroudsburg, was charged by state game and fish commission officers with operating a boat on Beltzville Lake-Pine Run Bay in Franklin Township while under the influence of alcohol. A test showed 0.10 BAC.He was assessed $500, ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment, and had his boating privileges suspended for six months.Wade A. Matika, 23, of Lansford, was placed on a DUI charge. He was arrested on Aug. 24, 2014, along Breezewood Road, by Mahoning Township police. A test showed 0.14 BAC.He was assessed $500 and had his license suspended for 60 days.Donald W. Smale Sr., 41, of Summit Hill, was placed for two years on a charge of forgery-altered writing. He was charged by state police at Lehighton, on Nov. 1, 2012.He was assessed $450 and ordered to make restitution of $23,647.23, which must be paid in full within the two years of the program.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while in the program.