Published May 18. 2015 04:00PM
A Carbon County man admitted making threats with a gun and also pleaded to two pending driving under the influence charges in the county court on Thursday.
Adam George Reich, 27, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of terroristic threats along with the two DUIs.Reich was charged by Mahoning Township police for an incident on Sept. 12, 2014, at the ReDCo Group office along Blakeslee Boulevard. Police said Reich became upset when the personnel at ReDCo wanted Reich to commit himself for a mental health evaluation.Police said a witness told them that Reich said he was going to return to the facility with a AK-47 rifle. Police responded to the area and found Reich in the parking lot with the weapon, which was loaded. He was then arrested.He was arrested for the first DUI on Aug. 29, 2014, in the 300 block of Mauch Chunk Street by Mahoning Township police. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance. The second DUI occurred on Nov. 10, 2014, following a vehicle stop by Lehighton police along Second Avenue. A test showed 0.15 BAC.Serfass deferred sentencing so Reich could obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation for the DUI charges.