A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty to drug dealing in Carbon County and was immediately sentenced to a long state prison term.

He was one of eight defendants in pending drug-related cases to enter a plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.Speed stopAndrew Martin Holder, 25, pleaded to one count of delivery of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Serfass to serve 48 to 96 months in a state correctional institution.Holder was arrested by state police at the Pocono barracks after a vehicle stop for speeding along the turnpike in Penn Forest Township on Aug. 23, 2012. At the stop, troopers suspected illegal drug activity and a K-9 unit was called to the scene, which detected drugs in the vehicle. A search warrant was then obtained for the vehicle.Cocaine, marijuana, other drug items and $1,324 in cash were found.Holder has an extensive prior criminal record involving illegal drugs dating back to when he was 18. He has been in the county prison since the day of the incident.Serfass also ordered him to supply a DNA sample, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use.He was given credit for 778 days already spent in prison on the charges.Other pleasOther defendants who entered guilty pleas in drug and related cases included:Timothy Darragh, 55, York, formerly of Albrightsville, appeared to be sentenced on charges of criminal trespass and theft, which he previously pleaded to, and to enter a plea to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. The second count stems from a July 13, 2013, incident in Penn Forest Township where state police at Fern Ridge responded to a report of an unwanted person. Darragh was the person, and while taking him into custody, troopers found illegal drugs.Darragh's case has been delayed for some time because he had entered four separate inpatient rehab programs and currently lives in a safe house setting in York for drug addiction treatment.Darragh says he works daily, but must return to the safe house each night and is tested regularly for drugs.On the trespass count Serfass sentenced him to time served (145 days) to one day less 24 months in the county prison. On the theft count the same term was imposed, running concurrent.On the drug count he was placed on probation for a year, consecutive to the other counts.He was also ordered to supply a DNA sample, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render a total of 250 hours of community service.Judith Karin Sabol, 35, of Summit Hill, pleaded in two pending cases.She pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance for an incident on April 17, 2012, at the county prison in Nesquehoning. She attempted to smuggle illegal drugs into the jail. She was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program but was revoked from it.She pleaded to attempting to obtain a controlled substance illegally. She called in a prescription for a drug at the Rite Aid store in Lansford, which was fraudulent in nature. That occurred on March 2, 2011.Sabol said she spent 34 days in a inpatient drug rehab facility. She also spent 23 days in the county prison.On the attempt count Serfass sentenced her to time served (57 days) to one day less 24 months in the county prison. On the second count she was placed on probation for a year, consecutive to the first count.She was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, supply a DNA sample, zero tolerance on D&A use, and render a total of 150 hours of community service.Renee Lee Riley, 36, of Quakake, pleaded to one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and defiant trespass.She was arrested on Aug. 2 by Jim Thorpe police for illegally entering property along South Street. Police found drug paraphernalia at the site, which Riley admitted was hers.Serfass placed her on probation for a year on each count, running consecutively, and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation, make restitution for damages to the property of $277.73, and render a total of 100 hours of community service.Dennis Takacs, 30, of Lehighton, pleaded in two pending cases.He pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance for an incident on April 21 in the 100 block of South Fourth Street, Lehighton. Police observed him walking in the area and had a warrant for his arrest. While taking him into custody, they found heroin.He also pleaded to one count of theft for an incident on March 12. He was at the home of Dawn Takacs, 408 Mahoning St., and removed an iPad mini with case.On the drug charge Serfass sentenced him to time served (127 days) to one day less 243 months in the county prison, and on the theft charge 24 months probation, with the terms running consecutively.He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use, make restitution for the iPad of $405, and render a total of 200 hours of community service.Tanya Marie Hosier, 35, of Lehighton, pleaded in two pending cases.She pleaded to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.The first offense occurred on July 13 when Lehighton police were called to the General Dollar Store on North First Street. The second incident occurred on April 9 along Summit Avenue in Lehighton following a vehicle stop by borough police.Serfass put her on probation for a year on each count, running consecutively, and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render a total of 100 hours of community service.Brian Patrick Marshall, 29, of Blakeslee, pleaded to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of a controlled substance.He was arrested on July 16 by Franklin Township police along Route 209 during a vehicle stop. Among other things, police found four bundles of heroin in the vehicle.Serfass deferred sentencing.Larry Jan Moser, 35, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested on Nov. 22, 2013, by state police at Lehighton near the parking lot of the Rite Aid store in Lehighton. Police responded to a suspicious person report and found Moser. During a pat-down heroin was found.Serfass deferred sentencing.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.