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Lehighton woman admits dealing drugs She's one of numerous defendants to offer guilty pleas in Carbon County Court

A Carbon County woman admitted to dealing drugs while five charged with drug offenses also entered guilty pleas Friday in the county court before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Sold to agentCeleste Hawk, 20, of Lehighton, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and one count of driving under the influence.Hawk admitted to selling oxycodone to an undercover agent for the state Attorney General's office on March 14 and 22, 2013, in Lehighton. She was stopped for the DUI on Feb. 27, and a test revealed she was driving under the influence of a controlled substance.Hawk said she has a drug addiction problem and spent 20 days in an inpatient rehabilitation program.Serfass told her she faces prison time when sentenced after pleading to felony drug counts.Sentencing was deferred so she could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program.Other pleasOther defendants entering pleas in drug cases included:Shawn Stanley Newman, 38, of Walnutport, pleaded to one count each of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested on Aug, 23, 2011, by state police following a traffic stop along the turnpike in Penn Forest Township. He was stopped for speeding, and during a consent search marijuana was found. He has a long prior criminal record.On the possession count he was sentenced to serve 16 to 36 months in a state correctional institution and on the paraphernalia charge six to 12 months in a state prison, with the terms running concurrently. On the small amount charge he was fined $300.He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and render a total of 200 hours of community service when released on parole.He was given credit for 744 days already spent in jail on the charges.Jordan Daniel Trotta, 21, of Lehighton, pleaded in two pending cases to one count each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia for an incident on May 8 and to driving under the influence on May 28, 2012.The drug charges were filed by Mahoning Township police following a traffic stop. The DUI charge occurred in Lehighton. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Trotta told Serfass he was addicted to heroin and is receiving counseling.On the drug counts he was placed on probation for a year on each running concurrently. On the DUI charge he was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension, ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and render a total of 75 hours of community service. He was given credit for two days spent in jail on the charges.Charles Wiley, 30, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested by agents of the state AG office and county drug task force after a search warrant was served at 10 W. Sixth St., Jim Thorpe.He was placed on probation for a year and ordered to get a D&A evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.Brandon Kuklentz, 21, of Lehighton, pleaded in two pending cases to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of alcohol under the age of 21.He was arrested on one possession count and alcohol charge on June 12, 2013, at a room at the Mahoning Inn along Blakeslee Boulevard. Lehighton police responded to the area for a report of a disturbance at Room 40. Kuklentz was found at the room with drugs and alcohol.On April 18 he was arrested at 333 S. First St., by Lehighton police for the second possession charge after police responded for a welfare check incident.On the two possession counts he was placed on probation for a year on each concurrent to each other and fined $500 on the alcohol violation. He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation and render a total of 100 hours of community service. He is currently in the county prison having served 80 days. He won't be immediately released until he can establish a place of residence.George Michael Dougherty, 23, of Coaldale, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested on Aug. 9, 2012, by Mahoning Township police following a vehicle stop along Mahoning Drive East. He was a passenger in the vehicle and found in possession of illegal drugs.He was sentenced to serve one to 12 months in prison with credit for 36 days already served, and was paroled. He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation and 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.