Several defendants in drug cases entered guilty pleas in Carbon County court on Monday, with one given a state prison term and another a county jail sentence.

All appeared before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.State sentenceRyan Keith Dillman, 26, of Palmerton, pleaded guilty in two pending cases and was sentenced to a state prison term.Dillman pleaded to one count each of possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine and firearm not to be carried without a license in a case stemming from a Feb. 25 incident at Fifth Street and Delaware Avenue in Palmerton. Borough police responded to that area and found Dillman walking in the street. He was stopped, and in addition to the drugs, a .22-caliber Rohm revolver was found on him.He pleaded to another count of possession of a controlled substance for a Nov. 3, 2013, incident at 935 Summer Mountain Road in Towamensing Township. State police at Lehighton went to the residence to serve a warrant and found Dillman on scene. He was found in possession of meth.Dillman told Nanovic he had a long-term drug addiction and said he tried to get placement in an inpatient facility but was unsuccessful. He said the state system offered the best help for him with its programs.On the firearms charge, Nanovic sentenced him to serve one to two years in a state correctional institution and two to 12 months on the first possession count. The terms run concurrent.On the second possession count he was sentenced to serve two to 12 months in a state prison consecutive to the other charges for a total of 14 to 36 months in prison.He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment and supply a DNA sample. He was given credit for 259 days already spent in jail on the charges.Sold to CILauren K. Bowman, 24, of Lehighton, pleaded guilty in one pending cases in exchange for a second set of charges being dropped.Bowman pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin. She was arrested by agents of the state Attorney General's office after she sold heroin to a confidential informant on Oct. 1 at a residence along South Third Street in Lehighton. A second set of charges stemming from a Sept. 25 sale to a CI was dropped.Bowman told the court she had been involved in an accident several years ago and went on painkillers. She then started to use heroin. That escalated and she couldn't pay for her drugs and started to sell drugs to get money to supply her own habit.She said she is attending counseling provided at the county prison, where she is an inmate.Nanovic sentenced her to serve six to 18 months in prison followed by 18 months of probation. She was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, supply a DNA sample, and zero tolerance was imposed on D&A use.She was given credit for 41 days spent in jail on the charge.Other pleasOther defendants pleading in pending drug cases included:Corey James Bossert, 23, of Ashfield, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Nov. 29, 2013, by state police at Lehighton, following a vehicle stop along Bridge Street in Lehighton.He was placed on probation for six months consecutive to his current probation sentence in the county. He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation.Damen Randall Rice, 26, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on June 23, 2013, along Route 248 westbound near Bowmanstown following a vehicle stop. He was a passenger in the vehicle.Nanovic placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and pay a fine of $500.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.