Three defendants who previously pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and related charges were sentenced on Monday in Carbon County court to prison terms.

President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II imposed the sentences on the following:Eric Michael Kester, 28, of Northampton, and formerly of Parryville, was sentenced on two counts of DUI and one of recklessly endangering another person.Kester was arrested on May 26, 2013, along Route 248 in Franklin Township by state police at Lehighton. At the stop troopers said two young children, in safety seats, were in the vehicle. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Before the sentencing Kester pleaded to another DUI for an incident on March 24 at routes 209 and 248 in Franklin Township by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.On the first DUI Nanovic sentenced him to serve 90 days to five years in prison, a fine of $1,500, have his license suspended for 18 months, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and must get his General Education Diploma. He was given credit for two days spent in jail on the charge.On the recklessly endangering charge he was sentenced to serve 90 days to one day less two years in jail, concurrent with the DUI count.On the second DUI he was sentenced to serve 90 days to five years, a fine of $2,500, another 18 months license suspension with credit for one day. The prison term is concurrent with the other sentences.He will serve the sentence on consecutive weekends beginning Nov. 20 at 9 a.m. and serve the time from Thursday to Sunday until the term is completed.Michael Richard Stein, 39, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in prison on a DUI charge.He previously pleaded to the DUI plus two counts of simple assault incident to the DUI arrest. He was arrested on Dec. 4, 2013, along Pohopoco Drive in Towamensing Township by state police at Lehighton.When placed under arrest for the DUI, he struggled with troopers kicking two of them, Michael Sofranko and Brian Shandra.On the DUI charge he was also ordered to pay a fine of $500, have a one-year license suspension, get both D&A and mental health evaluations, and zero tolerance imposed on alcohol use.On the two assault counts he was placed on probation for a year, concurrent to each other but consecutive to the DUI charge.He was given credit for one day already spent in jail on the charges and will begin serving the second day on Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.Patricia Carullo, 49, of Mount Pocono, was arrested on Aug. 8, 2013, along Route 209 in Franklin Township by township police. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance. She also pleaded to recklessly endangering another person.When arrested, Carullo was driving her vehicle the wrong way on 209 and collided head-on with another vehicle, injuring a passenger in that vehicle.Nanovic sentenced her to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $300, one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, and make restitution of $35.16.On the recklessly endangering charge she was placed on probation for 18 months consecutive to the DUI charge.After consultation with defense attorney, Gregory Lee Mousseau, and Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Ann Dyrda Hatton, Nanovic agreed that Carullo would serve the time in the Salisbury Behavioral House in East Stroudsburg, where she is currently a patient because of mental health problems.Guilty by juryFrank Rubino, 70, of Albrightsville, was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in jail on a DUI charge, pay a fine of $300, license suspended for a year, and get a D&A evaluation. A second count of DUI merged with the first for sentencing purposes, Nanovic ruled.Rubino was arrested on Aug. 16, 2003, after being involved in an accident along Moseywood Road in Kidder Township. After a long trip through the justice system, which included a scheduled guilty plea by Rubino in May 2004, another guilty plea was scheduled for January 2012, but it was continued several times. Rubino also failed to show for a preliminary hearing had was picked up on a bench warrant.He will begin the jail term at 2 p.m. on Nov. 24.Earlier this year he went on trial on the charges and a jury found him guilty of both counts after deliberating for about 45 minutes.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,500, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.