Nine defendants in pending criminal cases entered guilty pleas Tuesday in Carbon County court.

The pleas were accepted by Judge Joseph J. Matika.Fraudulent checksRyan Rehrig, 34, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of criminal conspiracy to commit theft.Rehrig was arrested by Mahoning Township police for incidents at the Walmart store. Police said Rehrig, another others, cashed fraudulent checks at the store. Six checks were cashed for a total of $2,366. He is one of three charged in the incident.Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.Retail theftsThe following defendants entered pleas to retail theft charges.Katlin N. Frohnheiser, 23, of Lehighton, was arrested on June 21 by Lehighton police for an incident at the General Dollar Store on North First Street. She took $59.22 worth of merchandise, all of which was recovered. She is currently in the county prison on a probation violation. She is facing a jail term for the violation.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 50 hours of community service when she is released from prison.Felicia M. Urbanski, 27, of Philadelphia, and formerly of Lansford, was arrested on Dec. 16, 2013, by Mahoning Township police for an incident at the Walmart store where she took items valued at $200.Police were called to the store for an intoxicated female. Urbanski was found with store items hidden in a purse. She is facing a probation violation hearing and has another charge pending and is currently an inmate in the county prison.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to get a mental health evaluation and when released from prison render 50 hours of community service.Andrette Haupt, 54, of Lansford, was arrested on May 18, 2013, by Lansford police for an incident at Boyer's Market along West Bertsch Street. She took items valued at $44.01.Facing a prison term, sentencing was deferred so she could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program.Jacqueline Brooke Heydt, 23, of Albrightsville, and formerly of Nesquehoning, was arrested on April 16 by Lansford police for an incident at the Family Dollar Store on East Patterson Street. She took $34.78 worth of items. All the items were recovered.The charge she pleaded to was a summary as a first offense.Matika imposed a fine of $100.Other pleasOther defendants that entered pleas included:John M. Ruzicka, 28, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of theft.He was arrested by Mahoning Township police for an incident on April 21 at 286-78 Lower Nis Hollow Drive. He took various jewelry from Deborah Meckel.Matika placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation, render 50 hours of community service, and have no contact with Meckel. No restitution was ordered as all the jewelry was returned.Brian Keith Woods, 49, of Tamaqua, pleaded to one count each of persistent disorderly conduct, defiant trespass and harassment.He was arrested on May 8 by Lansford police for an incident at Boyer's Market and an adjoining car wash along West Bertsch Street. Police responded to the area to a report of a man causing a disturbance. On scene officers encountered Woods at the car wash in an intoxicated condition. Witnesses said he also caused a problem in the market. Woods admitted to an alcohol abuse problem. Matika also noted Woods had a drug possession conviction in Schuylkill County.Matika placed Woods on probation for a year on the conduct and trespass charges, running concurrently, and imposed a fine of $100 on the harassment count.He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, stay out of Boyer's Market in Lansford, and render 50 hours of community service.John D. Klotz, 37, of Mountain Top, pleaded to one count of unauthorized use of an automobile. He was arrested by Weatherly police for an incident on June 23 outside Weatherwood. He took the car of George Mikitka. It was reported Mikitka's wife, Melissa, had the car when it was taken.Inside the car was her purse with a credit card in it, which Klotz admitted using. Charges concerning the use of the credit card were dropped in a plea bargain.Matika placed him on probation for a year and ordered him to make restitution of $760 to the Citizens Bank, where the card was issued, have no contact with the victim, and render 50 hours of community service.Russell Allan Lloyd, 48, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of persistent disorderly conduct. He was arrested on May 25 by Lansford police for an incident at the intersection of Water and Walnut streets. Lloyd was involved in an altercation with others stemming from a previous incident in which his son was involved.Matika placed him on probation for a year and ordered he render 50 hours of community service.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.