Two defendants entered guilty pleas before Judge Steven R. Serfass on Monday in the county court.

George Winter, 27, of Tatamy, Northampton County, pleaded to one count of simple assault for an incident on Nov. 7, 2014, at the Blue Mountain Health System's Lehighton Campus. An aggravated assault charge was dropped in a plea bargain.Lehighton police were called to the behavioral health unit at the hospital for a disturbance. On scene they learned that Winter, who was a patient at the facility, had become violent and assaulted a member of the staff.Winter said he was off his medications for a mental health disorder at the time. His attorney, Thomas Sundmaker, said when Winter is off his medication he suffers psychotic episodes.Serfass sentenced him to time-served (119 days) to one day less 24 months in prison and ordered he continue his mental health treatment and render 100 hours of community service.Katelin M. Yezierski, 20, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded guilty to two counts of simple assault in two separate cases, both occurring in the behavioral health unit at the Lehighton hospital.The incidents occurred on April 17 and 19. In one case she assaulted a health aide of the hospital and in the second matter she assaulted a EMT of the Lehighton ambulance.Attorney Michael J. McCrystal told the court Yezierski has long-term mental health issues dating back to when she was in her early teens and it continues today.Yesterday Yezierski said she didn't remember what happened in both incidents but did not dispute what the police report said happened. She is currently taking medication for her problems and receiving counseling.Serfass placed her on probation for 24 months on each count, running consecutively, and ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation, continue his present counseling and make restitution of $20 for damages.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.