A Kunkletown woman was given a county prison term on Friday on a drug dealing charge while a Montgomery County man was sentenced to a state prison term for a firearms possession count.

Both defendants appeared before Carbon County Judge Joseph J. Matika.

Ongoing probe

Kayla Marie Weaver, 23, and formerly of Effort, was sentenced to serve 90 days in prison followed by six months in the Intermediate Punishment Program with electronic monitoring on a charge of criminal conspiracy - possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

She was arrested on Sept. 3, 2019, by Lehighton police following a traffic stop along Route 443. Methamphetamine was found in the car.

The police report indicated the stop was part of an ongoing investigation by the county drug task force and part of a surveillance operation.

Defense Attorney Adam Weaver, no relation, said his client has no prior arrests and cooperated with police when arrested. He asked that the entire sentence be spent on house arrest. Weaver noted his client is pregnant.

Matika said the presentence investigation report prepared by the adult probation office and the arresting officers report indicate that Weaver was not considered a typical drug dealer, more that “she went along for the ride.”

In addition to the jail term, Matika ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, supply a DNA sample, render 50 hours of community service when paroled and was granted work-release privileges if she secures a job. She was given credit for two days already served.

She will begin the jail term at 1 p.m. on May 29.

Kidder arrest

Raymond Reigle,

33, of Gilbertsville, was sentenced to serve 24 to 48 months in a state correctional institution on a charge of firearms not to be carried without a license. He previously pleaded to the charge.

He was arrested following a traffic stop by Kidder Township police on Oct. 2, 2017, at Routes 903 and 534. A .32-caliber handgun Reigle was not licensed to have was found in the vehicle. In exchange for the plea, the district attorney’s office dropped two counts of possession of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of a firearm prohibited.

Reigle is currently an inmate in SCI Camp Hill, Cumberland County, and is awaiting action on a probation/parole violation in Montgomery County. He had applied for the state Intermediate Punishment Program but was denied entry.

He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000 and render 50 hours of community service when paroled.

He was given credit for 707 days already served on the charge. He has 23 days remaining on the sentence, it was noted.

DUI charge

Ashley Marie Schaeffer,

38, of Summit Hill, was placed on probation for six months on a charge of driving under the influence. She was arrested on Sept. 2, 2016, by Mahoning Township police. There were 17 continuances filed in the case. A charge of DUI of a controlled substance was dropped in a plea deal.

She was also ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.

Weaver and Schaeffer must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.