Three first-time offenders were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program on Tuesday by Judge Joseph J. Matika.

If they successfully complete all conditions of the program, their record will be wiped clean. However, if they fail to complete the program, or are revoked from it, they will face trial on all pending charges. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program.Placed were:Brett M. Illingworth, 27, of East Stroudsburg, was placed for a year on a charge of theft. He was arrested on Sept. 4, 2013, by Kidder Township police for taking cash from Split Rock Resort, where he was then employed as a cook.He was assessed $650 for the cost of the program and ordered to render 50 hours of community service and stay off the Split Rock property during the course of the program. The money taken has already been repaid.Lucas Robert Johnson, 21, of Freeland, was placed for a year on a driving under the influence charge. He was arrested on Aug. 30, 2014, by state police at Hazleton along Market Street in Banks Township. A test showed a 0.07 BAC.He was assessed $450 and ordered to render 50 hours of community service, and his license was suspended for 90 days.Joseph Marley, 32, of Stroudsburg, was placed for a year on a charge of forgery. He was arrested following a traffic stop by state police at Fern Ridge along Interstate 80 in Kidder Township. Found in the vehicle was 38 altered credit cards. There is a co-defendant in the case, Darnell K. Bushell, of Brooklyn, New York. He was scheduled to enter a guilty plea Tuesday but his case was continued.Marley was assessed $450 and ordered to render 50 hours of community service.The three defendants must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while in the program.