SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear for arraignment March 26 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, where they can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Daniel J. Joraskie, 28, of Harrisburg, waived to court charges of delivery of Suboxone, possession with intent to deliver Suboxone and criminal conspiracy relating to a Sept. 16 incident in Shamokin.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano.
n Angel L. Donahue, 39, of 180 Laurelwood Drive, Sunbury, pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and was ordered by Gembic to pay a $25 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months.
Donahue was charged by Trooper David Townsend of state police at Stonington with trespassing at the residence of Ronald Gessner, of 337 Ash Road, Shamokin Township, on Dec. 11.
n Kathy Giedosh, 43, of 702 Bear Valley Ave., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered by Gembic to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months.
Additional charges of possession of Diazepam and possession of Clonazepam were withdrawn.
Giedosh was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Shane Mowery in connection with a Nov. 1 incident at her residence.
n David D. Schleig, 29, of 821 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to drive in a single lane and careless driving relating to a Nov. 12 vehicle stop along Route 225 near Route 890 in Zerbe Township.
The charges were filed by Trooper Thomas Leib of state police at Stonington.
n Brian J. Balchunas, 31, of 511 Spruce St., Kulpmont, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to drive in a single lane, a stop sign violation, careless driving and failure to wear a seat belt.
The charges were filed by Trooper Mark Adams of state police at Stonington in connection with Nov. 6 vehicle stop on Route 61 at Ranshaw.
n Angelic Ortiz, 38, of Shamokin, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered by Gembic to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months.
Additional charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of heroin and criminal conspiracy were withdrawn.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano in connection with a March 25 incident in Shamokin.