A Lansford man was sentenced to a county prison term on Tuesday after pleading guilty to simple assault and other criminal counts.

He was one of four defendants to enter a guilty plea before Judge Joseph J. Matika.Nesquehoning incidentPedro Luis Lopez, 45, also pleaded to one count each of flight to avoid apprehension and resisting arrest.Matika sentenced him to serve six to 12 months in the county prison on the assault charge and one to 12 months on each of the other two counts, with the terms running concurrently.Lopez was arrested on May 16 for an incident in the area of 247 Stock St., Nesquehoning. Borough police responded to the address to a report of individuals siphoning home fuel oil from a tank into barrels and placing them on a pickup.On scene, officers made contact with Lopez, who was a front-seat passenger in the truck. When the officers began to question Lopez concerning his identity, he fled on foot across Stock Street into a wooded area with two officers in pursuit.Lopez fell into a ditch, as did one of the officers. The officer sustained some injuries.After his arrest he learned that Lopez had an active warrant for his arrest issued out of New York City. When authorities in New York were contacted, they said they would extradite Lopez back to New York.Lopez told Matika that the New York warrant was about six years old and that he is facing a prison term of about 22 months.Matika said New York would wait to extradite Lopez until after he completes his Carbon jail term.In addition to the jail term, Matika ordered Lopez to make restitution totaling $398.50 to the borough and its workmen's compensation carrier. He was given credit for 52 days already spent in jail on the charges.Four casesJesus Rolon Sr., 34, of Nesquehoning, and formerly of Lehighton, entered guilty pleas in four pending cases.He pleaded to two counts of retail theft and one count each to obstruction of justice and possession of a controlled substance.The obstruction charge was filed by Nesquehoning police on Jan. 3 for violation of the provisions of Megan's Law. Rolon is a convicted sexual offender who must register with the state police every three months for life. He registered his residence in Nesquehoning but was living in Lehighton for a period of time, in violation of the law.The drug count stems from a Feb. 20 incident in the area of 725 N. First St., in Mahoning Township. While being taken into custody on a warrant, police found heroin packets on him.The first retail theft charge stems from a July 22, 2013, incident at the Gamestop along Blakeslee Drive in Mahoning Township where he took an Nintendo game system. The second retail theft was on Jan. 3 at the Valero's service station and market in Nesquehoning where he took $2.88 worth of merchandise.On the obstruction count Matika sentenced him to time served (42 days) to 18 months in jail; on the other three counts he was placed on probation for a year on each with the terms running concurrent. However, one count runs consecutive to the obstruction charge, meaning after his 18 months is up, he still has another year of probation to serve.He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and must make restitution of $48.Other pleasOther defendants entering pleas included:Bobbiy Joe Hittinger, 27, of Summit Hill, pleaded to one count each of receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested on March 22, 2013, at the Fuel Up station in Nesquehoning. Police responded to a retail theft report. Hittinger had left the store before the arrival of officers but was later located.He was placed on probation for a year on each count, running concurrently, and ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, render 50 hours of community service, and must stay out of the Fuel Up store during the period of probation.Leanna M. Altemose, 25, of Palmerton, formerly of Coaldale, pleaded to one count of criminal conspiracy-theft by deception.She was arrested by Lansford police on March 3 for her part in the issuing of six bad checks totaling $2,366. There are co-defendants in the case.Sentencing was deferred.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.