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Man who 'shot up' before entering home pleads

A Carbon County man, charged with knocking on doors and then entering a residence in Nesquehoning late last year, pleaded guilty in the county court on Tuesday and was sentenced to a time-served prison term.

Robert Coleman Cesanek, 30, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of criminal trespass, as a felony three, for an incident on Dec. 21, 2016.At the time of his arrest by borough police he admitted he had "shot up" on heroin before the incident.In exchange for the plea, charges of disorderly conduct, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, public drunkenness, defiant trespass and simple assault were dropped by the district attorney.According to the arrest affidavit, borough police Chief Sean Smith said he was dispatched at 10:43 a.m. to investigate a report of a suspicious male knocking and banging on doors, appearing to be under the influence.Upon arriving at Holland Street, Smith observed Cesanek on the back porch of a home, where he was staggering with his eyes closed.Police said Cesanek denied knocking on doors. He began to stretch, at which time two baggies that contained a substance Smith identified as heroin fell from his waistband to the ground, resulting in his arrest for possession of a controlled substance.He entered a home of a woman who told police that Cesanek staggered around her living room and appeared to be "on something."She called her neighbor for help and called 911, while telling the unwanted visitor to leave.Cesanek left the home and began walking on Holland Street, where Smith found him.Cesanek admitted to a drug addiction problem and said he was under the influence of heroin at the time.Matika sentenced him to time-served (238 days) to one day less 24 months in prison and ordered him to get a drug and alcohol evaluation, zero tolerance for drug and alcohol use, supply a DNA sample, render 75 hours of community service when paroled, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee and have no contact with the victim.Although he was paroled on the charge, he will not be going anywhere.He has two detainers filed against him by the county's adult probation office and the state parole board. It was indicated that Cesanek will be going back to a state prison to serve more time for a parole violation tied to the Nesquehoning charges.