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Carbon County court - DUI

Four people facing drunken driving charges entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Carbon County court to driving under the influence.

Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas from the following:Bernard Joseph Stianche, 58, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on March 30, 2016, along Holland Street by Nesquehoning police. A test revealed a 0.31 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Stianche can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation and apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment program - house arrest - as he is facing a mandatory prison term.Cynthia L. Arthur, 62, of Lansford, was arrested on Jan. 3 at Ridge and Dock streets by Lansford police. She refused a blood test.A first offense, Matika placed her on probation for six months and ordered her to pay a fine of $300, render 25 hours of community service and follow any recommendations of her drug and alcohol evaluation.Arthur Nicholas Pogosian-Rozin, 19, of Darien, Connecticut, was arrested on Dec. 12along interstate 80 in East Side Borough by state police at Fern Ridge. A test revealed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred so he can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.Timothy Frustieri, 52, of Lansford, was arrested on Jan. 5 along East Patterson Street by Lansford police. A test revealed a 0.24 BAC.A first offense, he was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and follow all recommendations of his drug and alcohol evaluation.Arthur and Frustieri must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation.