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Carbon man who pushed wife from vehicle enters guilty plea

A Carbon County man who admitted pushing his wife from their vehicle during an argument entered a guilty plea in the county court Tuesday and was sentenced to time served.

Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted pleas from Corey R. Schlier Jr., 29, of Lansford, to one count of recklessly endangering another person and two summary offenses of driving while under suspension and driving without a license.In a plea agreement, charges of simple assault and harassment were dropped.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Lansford officer Joshua Tom, at around 11 a.m. April 26, 2015, Tom was called to the Rite Aid store because a woman had gone into the store saying her husband had pushed her out of a moving car.She had scrapes and deep cuts on her arms and stomach, and told police she was in pain.The woman told police the assault began in their home where her husband punched or elbowed her in the face and slammed her head into a wooden door.She said she was in serious pain and her husband said he would take her to the hospital.But as they were headed there, he decided to go to his father's house instead, she told police.She demanded to be let out, and Schlier slowed down. She started opening the passenger side door and he pushed her out.Schlier was taken into custody at his father's house.It was noted the victim agreed to the plea bargain.Defense attorney Matthew J. Mottola, of the public defender's office, said his client was on drugs at the time but claimed he is seeking help.When asked by Matika if he had anything to say, Schlier said, "Nope." He has been in prison since his arrest unable to post bail.Matika sentenced him to time-served (57 days) to one year in jail, to get both mental health and drug and alcohol evaluations, render 50 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole and have no contact with the victim except for matters concerning custody of their children.On the two summary offenses he was fined a total of $400 and costs.