A Carbon County man admitted to assaulting a police officer at a district justice's office and also assaulting a corrections officer at the county prison.

He entered a guilty plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.Shane C. Dease, 40, of Palmerton, pleaded guilty in two pending assault cases in the county court.Dease pleaded to one count each of aggravated and simple assault.He was arrested for the aggravated assault on April 23, 2013, at the office of District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe. Dease was there on another criminal matter when he became unruly. As police tried to get him under control he assaulted Lehighton officer Robert DeFuso. Jim Thorpe police were called to the scene to assist in restraining Dease. Jim Thorpe police filed the charges.The simple assault charge stems from an incident on April 24, 2013, at the county prison. He admitted assaulting corrections officer Richard Swartley. Nesquehoning police filed the charges.Serfass deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.