Three defendants in pending drug-related cases entered guilty pleas in Carbon County court on Tuesday before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Two counts

Camerion George Dickson, 24, of Jim Thorpe, entered pleas in two pending cases to two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

He was arrested on Aug. 2, 2019, by state police at Fern Ridge following a traffic stop in Penn Forest Township. Found in the vehicle was methamphetamine. In exchange for the plea a felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance was dropped.

The second arrest occurred on Aug. 14, 2019, also by state police at Fern Ridge following a vehicle stop in Penn Forest Township. Found in the vehicle was marijuana. In that case a felony PWID was dropped.

Dickson is currently an inmate in the county prison facing probation/parole Gagnon hearings.

Serfass sentenced him to serve four to one day less 24 months in the county prison on each count with the terms running concurrently. He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on drug or alcohol use and render 100 hours of community service when paroled.

Vehicle stop

Michael Lee Beil, 35, of Easton, pleaded to one count of PWID a controlled substance – methamphetamine. He was arrested following a traffic stop by Lehighton police on Sept. 24, 2020, along Blakeslee Boulevard Drive.

He also pleaded to one count of driving under the influence for the same incident.

Beil, who is currently an inmate in the Northampton County prison, had his sentencing deferred so he can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation for the DUI charge.

Drop DUI

Arthur Lee Billig, 36, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and a summary offense of general lighting. He was stopped on April 3, 2019, by Lehighton police for a headlight violation. In a plea deal a DUI charge was dropped.

He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and render 25 hours of community service. On the summary offense he was fined $25 and costs.

Each defendant must also pay court costs of over $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole/probation.