Four first time defendants in pending criminal cases were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabiliation Disposition (ARD) probation program on Thursday.

If a person successfully completes all conditions of the program their record is wiped clean. However, if they fail to complete the program, or are revoked from it, the Commonwealth reserves the right to prosecute them on all pending charges. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program. All were placed for a year.Placed by President Judge Roger N. Nannovic were the following.Susan D. Holzman, 48, of Albrightsville, was on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI). She was arrested on July 29 along Old Stage Road, in Penn Forest Township, by state police at Fern Ridge, after being involved in an accident. Given a test, the result was .28BAC.Nanovic ordered she pay $450 for the cost of the program, license suspended for 60 days, get a drug and alcohol (D&A) evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, and render three hours of community service per month while in the program.Stephen L. Jones, 28, of Pocono Lake, was placed on a DUI charge. He was arrested on July 24 at the intersection of state routes 209 and 443 in Franklin Township, by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was .16BAC.He was ordered to pay $450 for the program, license suspended for 60 days, and get a D&A evaluation.Shanea Lee Mertz, 18, of Jim Thorpe, was placed on a DUI charge. She was arrested on July 24 along SR903 in Penn Forest Township by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was .16BAC.She was ordered to pay $450 for the program license suspended for 90 days (due to being underage), get a D&A evaluation and render three hours of community service per month while in the program.Placed by Senior Judge Richard W. Webb:Nancy Bell Kuhn, 51, of Jim Thorpe, was placed on a charge of defiant trespass. She was arrested on July 16 by Franklin Township police at the township fire company property.Webb ordered her to pay $350 for the program, get both a D&A and mental health evaluations, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and remain off the fire company property.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while in the program.