Carbon Co. woman gets jail term for drug dealing; others enter pleas
A Carbon County woman was sentenced to a county jail term Monday after pleading guilty in a drug dealing case.
She was one of seven defendants to enter a plea before Carbon Judge Steven R. Serfass.Lehighton incidentMargaret Grace Shick, 32, of Lehighton, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin, and was immediately sentenced by Serfass to serve six to one day less 24 months in the county prison followed by one year of probation.Shick was arrested by agents of the state Attorney General's office on Dec. 23, 2013, in Lehighton after she sold four bags of heroin to a confidential informant.Shick, who has three children, told Serfass, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake." She added, "I want to get back to my kids."In addition to the jail term Serfass ordered Shick to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, supply a DNA sample, and render 150 hours of community service when released on parole. She was granted work release privileges.She was given credit for 64 days spent in jail to date on the charges.Charles D. Shafer, 26, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.He was arrested on Feb. 25 2013, by Lehighton police for an incident along Iron Street. He sold a controlled substance to a confidential informant working for borough police. It was his first criminal offense.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he render 50 hours of community service.Keith M. Enlund, 28, of Albrightsville, pleaded to one count of theft.He was charged by state police at Fern Ridge for taking a credit card of his father, Erik Enlund, and making withdrawals from an ATM.Serfass placed him on probation for 24 months and ordered him to get both D&A and mental health evaluations, zero tolerance for D&A use, get his General Education Diploma, make restitution of $1,860 to the Mauch Chunk Trust Company and render 100 hours of community service.Jacob Floyd Heydt, 24, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of forgery.He was charged by Jim Thorpe police with taking the bank card of Jolaine Herman and using it at the Turkey Hill in the borough to make a purchase of a cell phone. He was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first time offenders but was revoked from it for failure to complete all conditions.Serfass placed him on probation for 24 months and ordered him to render 100 hours of community service. The $63.59 restitution due the victim has already been made, it was noted.William J. Bowman III, 26, of Quakake, pleaded to one count of failure to have an interlock system on his vehicle.He was stopped for speeding on Sept. 1, 2013, along Lentz Trail by Jim Thorpe police, going 65 miles-per-hour in a 45 zone. At the stop a check revealed he was required to have an interlock system on his car due to a prior drunken driving conviction.Serfass imposed a fine of $300.Joseph Paul Randolph, 22, of Saylorsburg, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Nov. 15, 2013, at 1619 Route 903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Fern Ridge. Troopers responded to the residence for a domestic dispute.While on scene troopers found Randolph to be in possession of the paraphernalia.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.Jason Bender, 26, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of persistent disorderly conduct. He was arrested on Sept. 12, 2012, in the area of 933 Edgemont Ave., Palmerton, for causing a disturbance.He was placed on probation for a year and ordered to render 50 hours of community service.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.