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Schuylkill County court

Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin has accepted guilty pleas from the following people.

A Carbon County man is headed to state prison after recently admitting to a Schuylkill County judge that he possessed drugs twice, including once when he also possessed paraphernalia.

Kevin Gieniec

, 34, of Summit Hill: Charged by Coaldale police in two cases: Possession of marijuana on Dec. 2, 2016, and possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia on March 10.

Baldwin sentenced Gieniec to one to two years in state prison on the Mach 10 charges and from 15 days to 30 days on the Dec. 2, 2017, charges, to be served concurrently.

Savanah Searfoss

, 21, of McAdoo: Charged by Kline Township police with escape and disorderly conduct on June 24, 2017.

Baldwin sentenced her to time served to 23 months in jail, with immediate parole.

In other court rulings, Judge James P. Goodman revoked the parole of Daniel J. Dannenfelser

, 43, of Palo Alto.

Dannenfelser was charged by Tamaqua police with possession of drug paraphernalia on Jan. 30, 2017, and on Feb. 1, 2017.

He had pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2017, to both sets of charges, and was sentenced to serve 95 days to 12 months in prison with immediate parole.

He violated the terms of his parole, and Goodman sent him back to jail.

Goodman ordered him to obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation, and ruled that he may apply again for parole on Nov. 26, but would be released only to a long-term rehabilitation center.