Three defendants facing retail theft charges entered guilty pleas in Carbon County court on Tuesday before Judge Joseph J. Matika.

Mahoning incidentFelicia Urbanski, 27, of Tamaqua, pleaded to one count of retail theft for an incident at the Walmart store in Mahoning Township on Oct. 27, 2013. Township police said she took items valued at $105.88.Matika noted that Urbanski was "no stranger to my courtroom." She has appeared before him on a theft count and a driving under the influence charges.She admitted to an addiction problem, which she claimed led to her criminal activity.She is currently serving a probation violation sentence which runs to July 3. She also is facing charges in Schuylkill County.Matika placed her on probation for a year, consecutive to her current sentence, and ordered her to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 50 hours of community service when released on parole.Three casesAshlyn Erin McCartney, 21, of Freeland, and formerly of Jim Thorpe, pleaded guilty in three pending cases to two counts of retail theft and one of receiving stolen property.She was charged for an incident on Jan. 28 at the Dollar General Store in Nesquehoning, where she took $82 worth of merchandise. The other theft occurred a the Family Dollar Store in Lansford on Nov. 24, 2014, where she took $8.12 in merchandise.The receiving charge stems from an incident in Summit Hill where she stole two bicycles from a home in the 100 block of West School Street. The bikes were later found and damaged. She was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program but was revoked from it due to other criminal charges being filed against her.When asked by Matika why she did the crimes, she said, "I needed money at the time." She said she was addicted to drugs and needed money to support her habit.She claims she has been seeking help for her problems.Matika placed her on probation for 18 months on each count with the terms running concurrently. She was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, render 75 hours of community service, and make total restitution of $172.Other pleasHolly Marie Getz, 25, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of retail theft.She was arrested on Nov. 24, 2014, by Mahoning Township police at the Walmart store. Police said she pushed two shopping carts full of various merchandise out the front door without paying for any of it.She is currently being held in the county prison on a Berks County warrant for a parole violation. She also claimed that one of the carts she pushed out of the store belonged to another person, but the police report indicates she was the only one charged in the incident.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to make restitution of $1,387.16 to Walmart, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, render 50 hours of community service when she is released from the Berks County warrant, and stay out of the Walmart store.Maximilian Alexander Wing, 26, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of theft.He was arrested by East Penn Township police with taking scrap metal from the Baron Strohl Sanitation site, then returning and trying to resell it back to the victim. The incident occurred on Jan. 15.Matika placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a D&A evaluation, render 50 hours of community service, and have no contact with the victim.Sheila Marie Gimbi, 29, of Hazle Township, Luzerne County, pleaded to one count of theft.She was arrested on Sept. 9, 2014, by state police at Hazleton for taking the credit card of a Banks Township man, and using it at an area store.She is currently on probation in Luzerne County on other charges.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to make restitution of $160 to the victim and render 50 hours of community service. The probation runs concurrent with Luzerne County.Daniel Thomas Leary Jr., 36, of Mount Carmel, pleaded to one count each of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a summary offense of driving under suspension.He was arrested on March 6 by Nesquehoning police with taking the vehicle without permission. When stopped, police found drug paraphernalia on him and a records check revealed his license was under suspension.The vehicle's owner is the father of Leary's then-girlfriend. The two are no longer together.Leary admitted to a drug addiction problem but said he spent 37 days in an inpatient rehabilitation program and is currently in a halfway house as part of his recovery.Matika placed him on probation for a year on each count and ordered him to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, render 50 hours of community service, and have no contact with the victim. On the summary charge he was fined $200.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.