Seven defendants in pending driving under the influence cases entered pleas before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

Deziray Cunningham, 27, of Palmerton, formerly of Lansford, was arrested on Jan. 3, 2013, along Route 248 in Franklin Township by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance. Baggies used for heroin were also found in the vehicle.Sentencing was deferred. Cunningham is currently an inmate in the Northampton County prison on other charges.Thomas Patrick McArdle, 51, of Lehighton, was arrested on June 6 along Bridge Street in Weissport, by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was 0.08 BAC.Nanovic placed him on probation for six months and ordered he get a drug and alcohol evaluation and pay a fine of $300. On a summary seat belt violation he was fined $10.Victoria Hartley, 19, of Jim Thorpe, was arrested on Nov. 28, 2013, by Franklin Township police. She also pleaded to fleeing and eluding police, as a felony three.She was spotted by police driving erratically along Route 248. When police attempted to pull her over she sped away, leading police on a chase that finally ended in Lehighton after she crashed her car into an embankment, rolling it over.She got out of the vehicle and fled on foot but was later apprehended. She refused to submit to a blood test.Nanovic deferred sentencing and ordered a PSI.Walter Clayton Peoples, 33, of Twinsburg, Ohio, and formerly of Allentown, was arrested on May 8 by state police at Lehighton along Route 209 in Towamensing Township. Given a test, the result was 0.18 BAC. He also pleaded to resisting arrest and persistent disorderly conduct.While at the state police barracks for a breath test, he became unruly and caused a disturbance. When troopers attempted to quiet him down he resisted.Sentencing was deferred.Samantha Lynn Ealey, 26, of Bath, was arrested on June 26 along Lehigh Avenue by Palmerton police. Given a test, the result was 0.30 BAC.Sentencing was deferred.Glenn G. Galion, 47, of Jim Thorpe, was arrested on July 3 along Route 209 on the McCall Bridge by Franklin Township police. Given a test, the result was 0.28 BAC.Sentencing was deferred.James Carroll Gibson Jr., 22, of Palmerton, was arrested on Sept. 25 along Forest Inn Road in Towamensing Township by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was 0.13 BAC.He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300.Each defendant sentenced must pay court costs of about $1,500, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.Tests neededNanovic had to defer sentencing in many of the drunken driving cases based on a recent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruling.The high court ruled that a person cannot be sentenced on a DUI charge until he had an initial drug and alcohol evaluation. If that report calls for a more comprehensive evaluation, that must also be completed before a defendant can be sentenced.The defendants that appeared Tuesday in the above cases, had the initial evaluation but because some needed a comprehensive evaluation, Nanovic had to continue defer sentencing.