Six first time offenders in the criminal justice system were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program on Thursday by Senior Judge Richard W. Webb.

If a person successfully completes all conditions of the program their record his wiped clean. If they fail to the complete the program or are revoked from it the Commonwealth reserves the right to prosecute them on all pending charges. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program.All were placed for a year, unless otherwise noted.Kyle J. Busocker, 20, Jim Thorpe, was placed on a charge of manufacture, delivery or possesssion with intent to deliver a controlled substance-marijuana. He was arrested on Feb. 3 along Mauch Chunk St., in Mahoning Township.Webb ordered he pay $350 for the cost of the program, render 15 hours of community service and submit to random urin testing.Piotr Mateusz Ciaston, 28, of Trenton, N.J., was placed on a charge of loitering and prowling at night for an incident on July 29 at 107 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe.Webb placed him for a six months and ordered he pay $350 for the program.Erin M. Dombrosky, 24, of Lehighton, was placed on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI). She was arrested on June 12 along Summit Avenue in Lehighton. Given a test, the result was .17BAC.She was ordered to pay $450 for the program, get a drug and alcohol evaluation (D&A) and follow any recommendation for treatment, and license suspended for 60 days.James A. Miller, 36, of Summit Hill, was placed on a charge of DUI. He was arrested on April 21 along Orioles Drive in Mahoning Township. Given a test, the result was .21BAC.Webb ordered he pay $450 for the cost of the program, get a D&A evaluation and license suspended for 60 days.Jennifer A. Stewart, 31, of Lehighton, was placed on a charge of false reports to police. She was arrested on March 2 by Mahoning Township police for an incident at the Walmart store.Webb ordered she to pay $350 for the program, and render 25 hours of community service.Dawn VanHorn, 38, of Albrightsville, was on a charge of fraud in obtaining food stamps and/or public assistance. She was charged by the state Department of Welfare with receiving $2,075 in benefits when she was not entitled to them.Webb ordered she to pay $350 for the program and make restitution to the state for $2,075.Each defendant must also pay all court costs and a $50 per month supervision fee while in the program.