SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for arraignment in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n John J. Hackenberg, 32, of 1026 N. Rock St., Shamokin, waived to court a charge of retail theft and was ordered to appear for arraignment Oct. 31.
Hackenberg was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Jason Adams with stealing 3 iPod cases from Wal-Mart Supercenter along Route 61 on Aug. 7.
n Robert F. Smith, 46, of 108 W. Willow St., Shamokin, waived to court a charge of retail theft and was ordered to appear for arraignment Oct. 31.
Smith was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Scott Weaver with stealing meat from Weis Markets on July 8.
n Steven Maxwell, 33, of Croydon, waived to court charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, resisting arrest and two counts of disorderly conduct involving an Aug. 28 disturbance on Terrace Avenue.
Maxwell was ordered to appear for arraignment Oct. 31.
Maxwell was charged by Shamokin Patrolman William Zalinski with punching and kicking Gil Martin in the head and upper body, causing a large laceration on the victim's head.
n Jack LaRizzio, 43, of 936 W. Spruce St., Coal Township, waived to court a charge of harassment and was ordered to appear for arraignment Oct. 31.
LaRizzio was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Shane Mowery with sending numerous text messages to Tyanna Menne between Sept. 1 and Sept. 2. One of the messages involved LaRizzio threatening to stab Menne in the neck, police said.
n Ronald Lee Hoover, 30, of 313 E. Sunbury St., Apt. 3, Shamokin, waived to court a charge of failing to comply with Megan's Law that requires him to register with state police as a sexual offender.
The charge was filed by Shamokin Patrolman Mark Costa in connection with an Aug. 19 incident.
Hoover was ordered to appear for arraignment Oct. 31.
n Kelsea M. Haddock, 19, of 645 Bear Valley Ave., Shamokin, waived to court a charge of retail theft and was ordered to appear for arraignment Oct. 31.
Haddock was charged by Shamokin Cpl. John Brown with stealing a container of allergy medicine on Aug. 5 from Weis Markets.
n Peter Pereira, 18, of 212 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, and Andrew Hepler, 18, of 247 S. Vine St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to a summary offense of disorderly conduct and were each ordered to pay a $200 fine plus costs.
Additional charges of simple assault and harassment filed against Pereira were withdrawn. A misdemeanor of disorderly conduct was withdrawn against Hepler.
Pereira was charged with assaulting Hepler after Hepler reportedly wrote "white power" on a vehicle and yelled an obscenity. The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. John Brown in connection with a July 20 disturbance in the 200 block of South Franklin Street.
n Tyler A. Lenig, 24, of 2993 Lower Road, Shamokin, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and criminal mischief and was ordered to pay $300 in fines plus costs, make restitution in the amount of $80 and placed on supervised probation for six months.
Additional charges of false reports to law enforcement authorities, defiant trespass and harassment were withdrawn.
Lenig was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Hashuga in connection with an Aug. 6 disturbance at 1415 W. Arch St.
n Jason Lee Shearer, 23, of 748 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton, and Rusty J. Eisenhart, 22, of 519 S. 11th St., Trevorton, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of disorderly conduct and were each ordered to pay a $200 fine plus costs.
Charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia were withdrawn.
Shearer and Eisenhart were charged by Trooper Scott Davis of state police at Milton in connection with a March 19 incident on Route 225 in Trevorton.