A Carbon County man pleaded guilty last Friday in the county court to criminal charges in five pending cases.

Leonard E. Rehatchek III, 28, of Nesquehoning, entered guilty pleas to counts of fleeing or eluding police, possession of drug paraphernalia, retail theft, theft, simple assault and criminal mischief. Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas.Rehatchek was charged with an incident on Aug. 26, 2015, in Lansford in the area of 304 W. Patterson St., where police responded to a report of drug activity. He pleaded to the possession count for that incident.The fleeing and eluding occurred on July 16, 2015, in Nesquehoning. He was observed operating a vehicle and police knew he was under suspension. He fled along Route 54 with speeds reaching 100 mph before he was stopped. He was originally charged with 15 counts, including 13 summary violations. In addition to the fleeing, he also pleaded to three summaries.The retail theft occurred on Feb. 8, 2016, at Redner's Warehouse Market in Nesquehoning. When he was confronted by store security personnel after leaving the store without paying for some items, he made threats of bodily harm to the store security officer before fleeing in a vehicle. That led to the simple assault and retail theft charges.The theft occurred on Jan. 7, 2016, when he removed two rifles from a propertyin the 300 block ofWest Catawissa Street, Nesquehoning.The mischief occurred on Oct. 30, 2016, involvingdamages to property. A simple assault charge was dropped in a plea bargain.Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.