A Lehigh County woman pleaded guilty in Carbon County court on Monday to drug and theft counts, according to court records. She was one of four defendants to plead guilty before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

Dayna Michelle Rothermel, 41, of Macungie, formerly of Nesquehoning, was charged on May 16 by county detectives after she was found with a bag of methamphetamine. A felony drug charge was dropped in exchange for the plea. Rothermel was also arrested for retail theft on May 19, 2021, at the Walmart in Mahoning. She attempted to steal $112.35 worth of merchandise, police said.

On the drug count, Rothermel was sentenced to time-served (17 days) to one year in jail and on the theft count, one year probation, with the sentences running concurrently with a sentence of probation she is serving in Schuylkill County.

She was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment and zero tolerance imposed on drug or alcohol use.

Johnny Irvin Bussart, 59, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded guilty to one count of theft for a stealing a ladder from a Nesquehoning residence in April 2019.

He was placed on probation for six months, ordered to supply a DNA sample and have no contact with the victim. The ladder was recovered by police.

Dulcilio Perez, 62, of Nesquehoning, pleaded guilty to one count of persistent disorderly conduct in an April 14 disturbance in Nesquehoning. A charge of simple assault was dropped.

Perez was placed on probation for a year and ordered to get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations.

Jacob Francis Dematto, 22, of Summit Hill, pleaded guilty to one count of harassment, as a summary offense. In exchange for the plea two counts of simple assault and one of terroristic threats were dropped. Dematto was arrested by Summit Hill police on April 9 after threatening a 16-year-old man.

Dematto was fined $300.

ARD placements

Lazar Felipe Sentmanat-Chile, 24, of Miami, Florida, was placed in the county’s Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first-time offenders.

He was placed on 28 counts of access device fraud, receiving stolen property, theft by deception and possession of instruments of crime. He was arrested by state police on Feb. 5 for buying gasoline at a Penn Forest Township service plaza with fraudulent credit cards, police said.

He was placed in the program for two years and ordered to pay restitution of $652, court costs of more than $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee.