Defendants entered guilty pleas to theft-related cases in Carbon County court before Judge Joseph J. Matika.

JoAmber Arlene Gasoe,28, of Palmerton, pleaded guilty to two counts of retail theft in separate incidents.She was charged on Nov. 29, 2014, by Mahoning Township police for an incident at Walmart, then a second incident at the store on Jan. 18, 2015. She also has two more criminal cases pending in Carbon, it was noted. She is also serving a prison term for a probation revocation.Matika placed her on probation for a year on each count, running concurrently, and ordered her to make total restitution of $353.89, render 50 hours of community service when released from jail, get a drug and alcohol evaluation, zero tolerance for drug and alcohol and stay out of the Walmart store.Melissa A. Demuro,31, of Freeland, pleaded to one count of retail theft.She was arrested by Mahoning Township police for an incident on March 20, 2015, at Walmart.She was placed on probation for a year and ordered to render 50 hours of community service and stay out of the store. No restitution was ordered since the stolen items were recovered.Jason Paul Schmidt,39, of West Hazleton, pleaded to one count each of retail theft and theft. She was charged by Mahoning Township police for two incidents at Walmart on Aug. 26 and 30, 2015.Sentencing was deferred so he could apply for placement in the Intermediate Punishment Program - house arrest.Glynnis A. Banks,30, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of theft by receiving stolen property.She was charged by Lansford police for an incident at the Family Dollar Store on Feb. 19, 2014, where she attempted to use an expired credit card not belonging to her.She was ordered to pay a fine of $150 and costs.Jennifer Lee Diefenderfer,32, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of retail theft.She was charged by Mahoning Township police for an incident on Jan. 12 at the Walmart store.She was placed on probation for a year and ordered to make restitution of $96.28, render 50 hours of community service, and stay out of the store.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.