A total of five defendants in pending drug-related cases entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Carbon County court.

President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II accepted pleas from the following:

Amanda L. Stuckley, 36, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count each of possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child.

She was arrested on May 12, 2017, by Mahoning Township police who executed a search warrant on Stuckley’s residence along Jamestown Street.

Found in the home was methamphetamine, scales and baggies, all used in drug dealing.

Felony counts of criminal conspiracy - possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance were dropped in a plea deal with the district attorney’s office.

Also found in the home was two children, a female age 6 and a male, 9 months.

Nanovic placed her on probation for a total of two years and ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment and supply a DNA sample.

Brandon William Vanblargan, 28, of Drums, Luzerne County, pleaded to one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and defiant trespass.

He was arrested on Nov. 28, 2019, by state police at Hazleton in the area of 57 Tower Road in Packer Township.

Troopers responded to the area for a report of an unwanted male. Vanblargan was at the residence of his ex-girlfriend and was told he was not allowed on the property.

While being taken into custody, the drug paraphernalia was found.

He is currently an inmate in the Luzerne County prison in Wilkes-Barre on other drug charges. His plea was done via video conference from that prison.

Nanovic sentenced him to serve one to 12 months in prison on each count, with the terms running concurrently, and ordered he get a drug and alcohol evaluation and supply a DNA sample.

He was given credit for 23 days already served on the term.

Lanette Lister, 49, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count each of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

She was arrested by Nesquehoning police along West Garibaldi Avenue following a vehicle stop on Aug. 1, 2020. She was a passenger in the vehicle.

Nanovic placed her on probation for a year on the paraphernalia count and imposed a fine of $100 on the marijuana charge.

She was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation.

Michele A. Goodhile, 54, of Weissport, pleaded in two pending cases to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and a motor vehicle code violation of obedience to traffic control devices - running a red light.

She was arrested on the drug count on Feb. 25, 2020, by state police at Lehighton, along Route 443 in Mahoning Township following a traffic stop. Found was fentanyl.

A charge of possession of a controlled substance was dropped in a plea deal.

The traffic violation occurred on Oct. 26, 2018, filed by Lehighton police along Mahoning Street. A DUI charge was dropped in a plea deal.

On the drug count Nanovic placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and zero tolerance for drug or alcohol use. The term is consecutive to a probation period she is presently on.

On the summary offense she was fined $150.

Anthony Pellegrino, 42, of Kunkletown, pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance, heroin. In exchange for the plea a felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance was dropped in a plea deal.

He was arrested on Dec. 28, 2016, by state police at Lehighton, after a search of a residence along Koch Road in Towamensing Township. The search was part of an ongoing investigation.

Pellegrino is currently an inmate in the Northampton County prison serving a term for a parole violation which runs to March 25.

Nanovic sentenced him to serve six to 12 months in prison, currently with the Northampton sentence and with credit for 60 days already served, meaning he has about a month and a half to serve in Carbon County.

He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation.

Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee if on parole or probation.