A Tamaqua man was sentenced to a county prison term on Thursday morning in Carbon County court on a drug charge.

He was one of four defendants who previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges to be sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Lansford stop

Jason A. Weaver

, 38, was sentenced to serve six to 12 months on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested on Nov. 20, 2017, by Lansford police.

Weaver, however, won’t be spending any more time in prison. Serfass gave him credit for eight days spent in jail and six and a half months in the Salvation Army, Harrisburg, inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

Weaver was ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.

Other cases

Ryan Matthew Rehrig

, 39, of Palmerton, was sentenced to serve three to one day less 24 months in prison on a charge of theft of services. He was charged by Palmerton police for an incident on Aug. 1, 2012.

Rehrig is currently an inmate in the county prison serving a probation violation term which runs to Aug. 14.

He was also ordered to make total restitution of $621.72 and render 100 hours of community service when paroled.

Derek L. Thompson

, 26, of Tamaqua, was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail on a charge of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. He was arrested on Aug. 17, 2016, by Lehighton police.

He was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,000, his license was suspended for a year and he must render 25 hours of community service.

He was given credit for 72 days already served on the charge and paroled.

Edward Marx

, 36, of Albrightsville, was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, pay a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension and render 25 hours of community service.

He was arrested by Lehighton police on Sept. 29, 2017. He was found guilty of the charge following a bench trial before Serfass.

The start of his sentence was delayed pending the results of an appeal he is going to file of the conviction and the denial of a suppression motion rendered by Serfass.

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