A former Lansford resident was sentenced to a state prison term on Thursday in Carbon County court on a drug related charge, while a Tamaqua woman was placed in a special state prison program.

They were two of three defendants appeared before Judge Joseph J. Matika.Lansford incidentJohnny Michael Getz, 30, of Souderton, Montgomery County, was sentenced to serve 15 to 30 months in a state correctional institution on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, which he previously pleaded guilty.Getz was arrested on July 31 by agents of the state Attorney General's office and the county drug task force after a warrant was served at his then residence at 250 W. Ridge St., Apt. B, Lansford.Police found various drugs and drug items in the search, including heroin. During the search Getz became ill because he had swallowed some heroin when agents entered the apartment.Getz is currently serving a 20-month prison term in Montgomery County for a parole/probation violation. He told Matika he has 13 more months to serve on that term, which now will be served in the state system.In addition to the jail term, Matika ordered Getz to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance for D&A use, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000, and render 50 hours of community service when released on parole.Matika gave Getz a break when he ordered the sentence run concurrent with the Montgomery County term, which means about two months was added to his total minimum sentence.State programLeslie Ann Napolitano, 28, of Tamaqua, was placed in the state Intermediate Punishment Program for two years on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance-morphine sulfate.Napolitano was arrested on July 19, 2012, by agents of the attorney general's office after she sold the illegal substance to an undercover agent in the area of 13 N. Walnut St., Lansford.She previously entered a guilty plea to the charge and sentencing was deferred to a later date because she had a drug charge pending in Schuylkill County.Since then she was sentenced to a state prison in Schuylkill County and is an inmate at the state correctional institution at Muncy, Lycoming County.The state IPP includes serving time in a state prison, then placement in an inpatient rehabilitation program for drug abuse, and later released to a halfway house over the span of the two years.He was also ordered her to supply a DNA sample and pay court costs of about $1,000.Gets probationRobert Charles Saville, 39, of Lehighton, was placed on probation on two drug counts possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, which he previously pleaded guilty.Saville was arrested on the possession with intent count on Sept. 26, 2013, by agents of the AG office after he sold hydrocodone pills to a confidential informant, in the 500 block of West Bertsch Street in Lansford. The arrest on the second count occurred on March 1, 2013, in the area of 214 Market St., Nesquehoning, by borough police.Defense Attorney Gregory Lee Mousseau asked for a probation sentence because his client has mental health problems and is bipolar.He said since his arrest, Saville had undergone treatment for his condition and continues counseling on a weekly basis. He also said he is on medication that has turned his life around.Matika noted the change in Saville since his last appearance in court. "You're a changed person since you got help," Matika said.Saville told the court, "I just have been doing well. Taking all my medications, doing well at home."On the possession with intent charge Matika placed Saville in the county's IPP for 24 months, with the first three months on electronic monitoring.He was also ordered to continue his counseling and treatment program, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee while in the IPP, and render 50 hours of community service.