A former Carbon County resident entered a guilty plea in the county court on Tuesday admitting she violated the provisions of Megan’s Law as a convicted sexual offender.

She was one of 10 defendants in pending criminal cases to enter a guilty plea before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

Registration violation

Brandice Andrea Boner, 41, now residing in Tennessee and formerly of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of obstruction in the administration of law, a misdemeanor 2. In exchange for the plea two felony 3 counts of failure to register with the state police and failure verify address/be photographed, were dropped.

She was charged by Nesquehoning police for not registering as a sex offender as required under Megan’s Law.

In August 2014 she was sentenced in the county court on a corruption of a minors charge to serve 9 to 18 months in prison for having sexual relations with a then 16-year-old boy. She was 34 at the time. Part of the sentence included she had to register as a sex offender for 15 years.

Nanovic went along with a request to sentence her in the mitigated range of the state sentencing guidelines and placed her on probation for two years. The standard range of the guidelines could have meant a prison term.

She was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment.

Contraband

Amber Colleen Defiore, 28, of Bethlehem, pleaded guilty in two pending cases to one count each of contraband - controlled substances into the prison, a misdemeanor 1, and escape, a felony 3.

The contraband charge was filed for an incident on March 5, 2021, when she appeared at the county prison to begin serving a weekend sentence and had illegal drugs on her.

She was charged with escape for an incident on Feb. 8. She was furloughed from the prison to enter an inpatient rehab program. She was told if she left the program early or was removed from it, she had to report to the prison to continue serving her term.

She left the program on her own but did not return to the prison and had to be picked up on a warrant.

She is currently an inmate in the Luzerne County prison.

Nanovic deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.

Drug cases

Jason M. Dietrich, 40, of Lansford, pleaded in two pending drug-related cases to one count each of receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was arrested on the receiving and drug possession count on Sept. 27, 2020, by Lansford police at his apartment along South Walnut Street. Police found two stolen borough road signs in the apartment along with methamphetamine.

He was arrested on the paraphernalia counts on March 11, 2021, when police went to his apartment to serve an arrest warrant and found the paraphernalia.

Sentencing was deferred as he has other pending cases. Nanovic also ordered a presentence investigation report be prepared. He is currently an inmate in the county prison.

Wayne A. Vasiliou, 34, of Summit Hill, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia with a charge of possession of a controlled substance dropped in a plea deal.

He was arrested on Jan. 11, 2021, by Lansford police following a traffic stop.

Nanovic sentenced him to serve one to 12 months in the county prison and ordered he get a drug and alcohol evaluation and zero tolerance imposed on drug or alcohol use.

He will begin serving the prison term at 9 a.m. on March 8.

Danielle Renee Yost, 38, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia with a count of possession of a controlled substance dropped in a plea deal.

She was arrested on Aug. 30, 2021, by Lansford police in the 300 block of West Snyder Avenue. Police noted methamphetamine was found.

Nanovic placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation.

On a charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana, she was fined $250 and costs.

Other pleas

Edward Arthur Wilson, 55, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of persistent disorderly conduct. A charge of indecent assault was dropped in a plea deal.

He was arrested by Mahoning Township police for an incident at the First Commonwealth FCU, Route 443, on Sept. 26, 2020.

When in the bank and being given a temperature test, he grabbed the breast of a bank employee.

He was placed on probation for a year and ordered to get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and render 25 hours of community service.

Todd Stephen Greene, 47, of Ashfield, pleaded to one count of default in required appearance. He was sentence to a prison term in another case and was to report to the prison on Aug. 31, 2021, to begin serving a 6- to 24-month term. He failed to appear.

He is currently an inmate in the county prison on the original case.

Nanovic sentenced him to serve one to one day less 24 months in prison, concurrent with the sentence he is serving.

Jewel Lamant Cauley, 39, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of institutional vandalism. He was charged by county detectives for damaging a window at the county prison on Dec. 29, 2020, while an inmate at the jail.

He was placed on probation for a year and ordered to make restitution to the county for the window damage of $1,354.

John Glassic, 38, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to a summary offense of harassment with a charge of simple assault dropped in a plea deal. He was arrested on Oct. 4, 2021, by Nesquehoning police following a domestic incident along East Railroad Street involving a female victim.

He was fined $300 and costs.

James R. Norwood Jr., 46, of Allentown, pleaded to one count of persistent disorderly conduct. He was arrested by Lansford police on Aug. 7, 2020, in the 100 block of East Patterson Street. Police were called to the area for a report of an unwanted male.

He was fined $500 and costs.

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