Schuylkill County judges have accepted pleas and sentenced seven people charged by local police.

Katelin M. Yezierski, 27, of Jim Thorpe, was charged by West Penn Township Police Chief James E. Bonner with criminal trespass - breaking into a structure, institutional vandalism of an educational facility, disorderly conduct, defiant trespass, and criminal mischief - damage to property, on Aug. 5, 2021.

Judge Christopher Hobbs on Jan. 10 accepted Yezierski’s plea of no contest to the charge of criminal mischief. The remaining charges were dropped.

Hobbs sentenced her to pay a $25 fine and court costs, and pay $100 in restitution to the police department.

Chelsea Ann Ciccanti, 35, of Seltzer, was charged by Rush Township Police Officer Robert A. Bechtel with retail theft, receiving stolen property, and defiant trespass on May 14, 2022.

Judge James P. Goodman on Jan. 4 accepted her guilty plea to the charge of retail theft and sentenced her to one to two years in state prison, to be served at the same time as her sentence in a previous case. Ciccanti was also ordered to pay court costs and a total of $200 in fees, and to submit a DNA sample and pay the $250 fee.

The remaining charges were dropped.

Kelly A. Lewis, 45, of Tamaqua, was charged by borough Police Officer Christopher J. Cordes with conspiracy to commit criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and scattering rubbish on July 17, 2022.

Judge Hobbs on Jan. 6 accepted her plea of guilty to scattering rubbish and sentenced her to pay a $200 fine and court costs.

The remaining charges were dropped.

Ryan Michael Navitsky, 44, of Tamaqua, was charged by Rush Township Police Officer Brandon C. McGinnis with three counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, not having rear lights, and failing to use a safety belt on Dec. 5, 2018.

Judge Hobbs sentenced him to serve one to two years in jail and pay a total of $150 in fees on the first count of possession of a controlled substance; to serve one to two years in jail on the second count of possession of a controlled substance, to be served at the same times as the sentence for the first count; and to serve six to 12 months in jail on the paraphernalia charge.

The remaining charges were dropped.

In another case, Navitsky was charged by borough Police Officer Richard C. Bekesy with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia on April 30, 2019.

On the charge of possession of a controlled substance, Hobbs sentenced him to pay a total of $150 in fees and serve one to two years in jail, with credit for time served from Nov. 2 to Nov. 7, 2022 and from Nov. 18, 2022 to Jan. 6, 2023.

The paraphernalia charge was dropped.

In a third case, Navitsky was charged by borough Police Officer Douglas L. Springer Jr. with possession of a controlled substance on Aug. 5, 2022.

Judge Hobbs sentenced him to serve one to two years in jail to served at the same time as a sentence in a previous case, and pay a total of $150 in fees.

Darren Scott Charbonnier, 35, of Tamaqua, was charged by borough Police Officer Andrew J. Seip with conspiracy to commit burglary, theft by unlawful taking, and making terroristic threats on July 16, 2022.

Judge Hobbs on Jan. 6 accepted his guilty plea to the conspiracy charge and sentenced him to pay $521 in restitution; to submit a DNA sample and pay the $250 fee; and to serve 6 to 23 months in jail, with credit for the time he served from Sept. 10, 2022 to Jan. 6, 2023.

The remaining charges were dropped.

Kerry Drake Ulrich, 55, of New Philadelphia, was charged by West Penn Township Police Chief James E. Bonner with possession of a controlled substance on Aug. 24, 2022.

Judge Charles M. Miller on Jan. 5 accepted his guilty plea, and sentenced Ulrich to pay a total of $150 in fees; serve 24 months on probation and pay a $50 monthly supervision fee.

Esmeralda D. Vasquez, 35, of Tamaqua, was charged by Rush Township Police Officer Richard A. Weaver with two counts of theft of leased property on Aug. 2, 2022.

Judge Miller on Jan. 5 accepted her guilty plea to the first count and sentenced her to serve 18 months on probation and pay a $50 monthly supervision fee; to submit a DNA sample and pay the $250 fee; pay $799 in restitution to Rent-A-Center, and pay a $50 fee.