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Carbon County court

A Jim Thorpe man was sentenced in Carbon County court on Monday on a driving under the influence charge he previously entered a plea.

Brad Balliet

, 46, was sentenced to time-served 22 days to six months in prison followed by 15 days on electronic monitoring. He was given credit for 22 days spent in an inpatient rehabilitation program and paroled. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $750, his license was suspended for a year, must pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.

He was arrested on May 26, 2018, by Mahoning Township police along Beaver Run Drive after being involved in a crash. A test revealed a 0.30 BAC.

Summary violation

Edward T. Morrissey

, 55, of Ocean, New Jersey, was fined $25 and costs of a charge of rear lighting requirement.

He was found not guilty of a driving under the influence charge following a bench trial but guilty of the summary offense. He was arrested on Jan. 27, 2018, by Lehighton police.