A Jim Thorpe man was sentenced to a county prison term on Monday on a charge of false identification to law enforcement officers.

Anthony Joseph Formisano

, 47, entered the plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass and was sentenced to serve three to 12 months. Formisano is currently an inmate in the state correctional institution at Frackville serving a three- to six-month term for a state parole violation.

Formisano was arrested on April 12 by Franklin Township police following a traffic stop along Long Run Road at Route 2016. He was a passenger in the vehicle and gave a false name to officers. Dropped in a plea bargain were charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Serfass also ordered Formisano to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, render 50 hours of community service when paroled, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.

Eric Eugene Bastardi

, 46, of Bowmanstown, pleaded to one count of false identification to law enforcement officers. He was arrested following a traffic stop by Lehighton police. He was a passenger in the vehicle and gave a false name. He said he thought there was a warrant out for his arrest and that was why he gave a false name.

Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he render 50 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation.