Defendants in pending criminal cases entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in the county court before Judge Joseph J. Matika.

Joseph Michael Moyer,32, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded in two pending cases. He pleaded to one count each of fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving under suspension-DUI related, and theft.The fleeing charge stems from an incident on June 28, 2015, along Route 248 in the area of Bowmanstown. State police at Lehighton attempted to stop Moyer for speeding, 70 mph in a 35 zone, and he fled. He was stopped a short time later. At the time his license was under suspension for a prior driving under the influence charge.The theft occurred on May 29, 2015. State police charged Moyer with taking the iPhone of Travis Reed from a locker the J&R Slaw in Parryville.Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office prepare a presentence investigation report. Moyer is currently an inmate in the county prison.Alex Pagan,21, of Philadelphia, pleaded to one count of simple assault. He was arrested by state police at Fern Ridge for an assault incident at the youth forestry Camp Adams in Penn Forest Township. On Dec. 10, 2015, he assaulted an employee at the camp, where Pagan was a resident placed there by the Philadelphia court.Matika deferred sentencing so Pagan's juvenile record could be obtained from Philadelphia. He said that report could affect sentencing guidelines in the case.Ronald Johann Salamanca,59, of Albrightsville, pleaded to one count of simple assault.He was charged by Kidder Township police with assaulting Barbara Weismeth in what police said was a neighbor's dispute. Salamanca accused Weismeth of poisoning his dog, which Weismeth denied. He struck her in the face twice, police said, but Salamanca claimed he only hit her once. Matika said, "Once is too much."Sentencing was deferred so the district attorney's office can determine the amount of restitution due Weismeth for medical expenses.John Anthony Provisiero,22, of Easton, and formerly of Lansford, pleaded to one count of defiant trespass.He was arrested on Aug. 16, 2015, by Lansford police at the Lansford Townhouse complex. Provisiero was previously warned not to enter onto the town house property.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he render 25 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee and stay off the town house property.Joel Thomas Vermillion,25, of Tamaqua, and formerly of Lansford, pleaded to one count of criminal trespass, as a felony three.He admitted entering onto the Tractor Supply property along Route 443 in Mahoning Township on Sept. 20, 2015. A burglary charge was dropped in a plea bargain.Matika placed him on probation for a year, consecutive to a parole violation sentence he is serving in Schuylkill County, and ordered he pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 month supervision fee while on probation, render 50 hours of community service, supply a DNA sample, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment and stay off the Tractor Supply property.