Published January 14. 2015 04:00PM
A Northampton man was sentenced to a county prison term Monday on a charge of driving under the influence, and also must serve a long probation period.
John Carone, 24, was sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass to serve 30 days in jail followed by 59 months in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program with the first two months on electronic monitoring.Carone was arrested on March 16, 2014, along Route 443 in Lehighton by state police at Lehighton. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.In addition to the jail term, Carone was ordered to pay a fine of $1,500, render 150 hours of community service, pay a $50 monthly supervision fee while under supervision, pay court costs of about $1,500, and his license was suspended for 18 months.He will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. Monday.