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Guilty pleas entered in county court

A Carbon County man admitted fleeing a crash scene while others in pending criminal cases entered guilty pleas in the county court on Tuesday.

Judge Steven R. Serfass accepted pleas from the following:Jim Thorpe incidentJordan M. Ohl, 19, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of accidents involving damage to an attended vehicle/property.He was arrested by Jim Thorpe police for an incident on June 3, 2014, at the intersection of routes 903 and 209. Ohl was driving a pickup that collided with another vehicle at the intersection.After the crash Ohl fled the scene. A witness provided police with a description of the truck. Mahoning Township a short time later stopped Ohl and held him for Jim Thorpe police.Ohl told Serfass, "I panicked. I got scared." He said he was sorry that he fled, realizing it was a dumb thing to do. It was noted that no one was injured in the crash and all damages were paid by insurance.Serfass placed Ohl on probation for a year and ordered he render 50 hours of community service.Other pleasAnn Marie Miller, 42, of Kunkletown, pleaded to one count of defiant trespass. A charge of retail theft was dropped in a plea bargain.She was arrested by Palmerton police on Dec. 11, 2014, at the Family Dollar Store at 454 Delaware Ave. Police responded to a report of a retail theft. On scene officers found Miller, who had been told previously not to come into the store because of a prior incident.Serfass placed her on probation for six months and ordered her to get both a drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, make restitution of $8 to the store, and render 25 hours of community service.James Lester King, 38, of Allentown, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested on April 9 following a vehicle stop along Cherry Hill Road in Towamensing Township by state police at Lehighton. King was a passenger in the vehicle.During the stop troopers learned that King had bench warrants for his arrest issued out of Northampton County. While being taken into custody on the warrant, troopers found drug paraphernalia.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.