Defendants entered pleas before Judge Joseph J. Matika on Tuesday.

Jose Juan Perez-Martinez, 27, of Lansford, pleaded to one count each of theft and simple assault.He was charged for an incident on Aug. 28, 2014, in the area of 146 W. Patterson St., by Lansford police. He was charged with his part in an assault on two men. There is a co-defendant in the case.Martinez said the victims owed him money and admitted it was foolish way to collect the debt.On the assault count Matika sentenced him to time served (34 days) to one year in jail, and on the theft count one year probation consecutive.He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, make restitution of $15, half the total due, have no contact with either victim, and render a total of 100 hours of community service.Amber Lee Strohl, 33, of Ringtown, pleaded to one count each of theft and receiving stolen property.She was arrested by Weatherly police on June 16, 2014, with taking a GMC Jimmy and also a quantity of jewelry from a home in the 100 block of Lauderburn Avenue.Strohl, an Army veteran, said she stole the jewelry to get money for a drug addiction problem after she became addicted to painkillers.She sold the jewelry at a pawnshop in Hazleton.Defense Attorney Matthew Mottola said Strohl suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from her time in the military and also sustained a back injury while in the service that led to her use of the painkillers.The jewelry that was taken was recovered except for a diamond ring valued at $1,200.Matika deferred sentencing so Strohl could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program with electronic monitoring. She is facing a prison term.Walter Honshiko Jr., 62, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count each of harassment and persistent disorderly conduct. A simple assault charge was dropped in a plea bargain.He was arrested on Sept. 17, 2014, when borough police responded to his apartment at 127 W. Catawissa St. for a noise complaint. Honshiko was playing music too loud and disturbed his neighbors.When officer Carl Breiner told him to turn down the music Honshiko became agitated and struggled with the officer.Honshiko told Matika, "I did a stupid thing." He also admitted using alcohol at the time of the incident.On the conduct charge Matika placed him on probation for nine months and ordered he get a D&A evaluation and render 25 hours of community service. On the harassment count he was fined $100.Beth Ann Snyder, 56, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded guilty to two counts of retail theft in separate incidents.She was arrested for retail theft on July 1, 2012, at the state liquor store at 355 W. Broadway by Jim Thorpe police. She took a bottle of liquor from the store but was stopped outside by police. She was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program but was revoked.The second arrest occurred on May 30, 2014, at the Walmart store in Mahoning Township. Township police said she was observed changing prices on items with a total value of $344.Matika placed her on probation for a year on each count, running concurrently, and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, supply a DNA sample, and must stay out of both stores during the length of her probation period.Cynthia Lynn Becker, 39, of Tamaqua, pleaded to one count of theft of services.She was arrested by Nesquehoning police for obtaining electrical service from PPL and not paying the bill, while a resident of the borough.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to make restitution to PPL for $1,009 and render 50 hours of community service.Robert Lee Clifford III, 22, of Lansford, appeared on five pending theft cases and entered pleas in two of them. The others were dropped in a plea bargain with the provision he pay restitution in those cases.He admitted entering various vehicles on Sept. 3, 2014, in Summit Hill, and taking various items such as CDs and loose change.He pleaded to two counts of theft from a vehicle and one of criminal mischief.Matika placed him on probation for a year on the two theft counts, running concurrent, and ordered he make total restitution of $110. Assistant District Attorney Joseph Perilli said in the three dropped cases, the victims did not request any restitution.On the mischief count he was fined $100.Alexis Ann Condon, 40, of Coaldale, pleaded to one count of writing a bad check.She issued two bad checks to Terry Bono, her landlord at 304 W. Abbott St., Lansford, where she was living in an apartment at the time.Matika placed her on probation for a year and ordered her to make restitution of $1,280 to Bono, and render 50 hours of community service.Dion S. Smith, 28, of Palmerton, pleaded to one count of retail theft. She was arrested on June 11, 2013, at the Walmart store in Mahoning Township for taking merchandise valued at $52.She was previously placed in the ARD program but was revoked.Sentencing was deferred.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs of about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.