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Nesquehoning man admits to DUI counts, drug charges

A Carbon County man admitted to two counts of driving under the influence and two drug counts on Thursday in the county court.

He was one of six defendants to enter a plea to DUI before Judge Joseph J Matika.Four casesThomas Joseph Devitt, 22, of Nesquehoning, was charged with DUI on Aug. 14, 2013, along Catawissa Street by Nesquehoning police. A test revealed the presence of a controlled substance.The second DUI arrest occurred on Nov. 3, 2013, after he was involved in an accident on White Bear Drive in Summit Hill. A test revealed the presence of a controlled substance.The drug counts occurred in the parking lot of the General Dollar Store in Nesquehoning, where police found him parked in a vehicle. Officers smelled marijuana coming from the car, and Devitt admitted smoking the drug.The second drug arrest occurred also in Nesquehoning. He pleaded to one count each of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance-marijuana.On the DUI charges, Matika sentenced him to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, with the terms running consecutively. He was fined a total of $2,000, given a two-year license suspension, and ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and render a total of 100 hours of community service.On the possession of a controlled substance charge, he was placed on probation for a year consecutive to the DUI counts, and on the paraphernalia charge he was fined $150.He will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. May 30 and serve it on two consecutive three-day weekends.Other pleasOther defendants who entered pleas to DUI charges included:Sean A. Frazee, 20, of East Brunswick, N.J., was arrested on July 5, 2013, along Interstate 80 in Kidder Township by state police at Fern Ridge. Given a test, the result was 0.04 BAC.A first offense, he was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.Doris E. Hoffman, 41, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on Dec. 13, 2013, along Catawissa Street by Nesquehoning police. She refused a blood test and will lose her license for a year for the refusal.Matika sentenced her to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, another one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.She will begin the jail term at 5 p.m. on June 12.Carolyn M. Filloy, 41, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on Feb. 22 along West Catawissa Street by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result was 0.17 BAC.A first offense, she was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.Ervin Jonathan Fetherman, 22, of Allentown, was arrested on Sept. 2, 2013, along Blakeslee Boulevard by Mahoning Township police. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Matika deferred sentencing to a later date.Darlene L. Keeler, 38, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on Jan. 26 along Radcliff Street by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result was 0.12 BAC.A first offense, she was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 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.