A Carbon County man was sentenced to a state prison term on Tuesday after pleading guilty in the county court to drug dealing. He was one of six defendants in pending drug-related cases to enter a plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Jim Thorpe incidentsGregory W. Acevedo, 50, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin.He was sentenced to serve 36 to 72 months in a state correction institution.Acevedo was arrested by agents of the state Attorney General's office and the county drug task force. Acevedo sold heroin to a confidential informant on at least two occasions. Following a second sale, a search warrant was secured for his residence at 10 W. Sixth St. Seized in the search was heroin and other drugs along with drug paraphernalia and cash.A second set of charges incident to another sale was dropped in a plea bargain.Acevedo said he sold the drugs to get money to supply his own habit.In addition to the jail term, Serfass ordered Acevedo to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, supply a DNA sample, and render 200 hours of community service when released from prison. He was given credit for 151 days already spent in jail on the charge.Forges prescriptionHeather Gaston, 34, of Allentown, was sentenced to a state prison term after pleading guilty to one count each of acquiring or obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation and theft.Serfass sentenced her to serve a total of 18 to 36 months in a state prison on both counts.Gaston was arrested after she called the Rite Aid pharmacy in Lehighton on Dec. 12, 2013, and said she was calling in a prescription for a doctor for the drug Lorcet. The pharmacist suspected the prescription was forged and called the doctor and learned he didn't write it. The pharmacist then notified police.When Gaston appeared at the pharmacy to pick up the drug, she was arrested by Lehighton police.Gaston told Serfass she is a long-term drug addict and feels the state system has the best programs to help her.In addition to the jail term, Serfass ordered her to get a D&A evaluation and render a total of 150 hours of community service when released on bail.She was given credit for 195 days already spent in jail on the charges.Other pleasOther defendants who entered pleas included:Michelle Patricia Baker-Oncay, 48, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin.She was arrested by the vice unit of the state police at Hazleton at 231 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, after a search warrant was served.Found in the home was heroin, drug paraphernalia and $3,968 in cash.Sentencing was deferred. It was noted she faces a prison term at the time of sentencing.Martin Borosh, 30, of Pottsville, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-suboxone.He was arrested by Jim Thorpe police after selling the drug to another individual in the area of 415 North St. on Oct. 6, 2013.Borosh told Serfass he has been a drug addict for the past 16 years, and at the time of his arrest was using heroin. He claimed he has been drug free since April 2013.Serfass placed him on probation for 36 months and ordered he get a D&A evaluation, imposed zero tolerance for D&A use, and ordered he supply a DNA sample and render 150 hours of community service.Matthew Damien Frederick, 20, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on March 27 by state police following a vehicle stop in Weissport. He was a passenger in the vehicle.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.Jared John Dionne, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on June 18 after being stopped for speeding along Pohopoco Drive in Franklin Township.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.He also pleaded to speeding and was fined $69 and costs.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.