SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waive their cases or are held for court were ordered to appear for plea court May 21 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, where they can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Danielle Lee Aikey, 23, of 135 Birch St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to pay a $50 fine plus costs. Additional charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness were withdrawn.
Aikey was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Raymond Siko II in connection with a March 3 disturbance in which she allegedly scratched her boyfriend, Jimmie Driggers II, 21, of 20 N. Diamond St., Shamokin, in the face, and screamed in the middle of the street while arguing with Driggers.
Police said the disturbance took place at Grant and Birch streets.
Driggers pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with the same incident and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one year.
Additional charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness were withdrawn.
n Charges of simple assault and harassment filed by Shamokin Patrolman Raymond Siko II against Caitlin E. Oshowy, 25, of 138 W. Third St., Mount Carmel, were withdrawn due to insufficient evidence.
Oshowy was charged with assaulting her boyfriend, Justin Ruiz, at 128 S. Market St. on Feb. 27.
n Shayla Snyder, 21, of 1544 W. Mulberry St., Coal Township, waived to court charges of possession of Suboxone, delivery of Suboxone and criminal use of communication facility relating to a July 26 incident in the 1500 block of West Mulberry Street.
The charges were filed by Coal Township Patrolman Joshua Wynn.
n Peter Pereira, 18, of 212 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to pay a $50 fine plus costs. Additional charges of simple assault and theft by unlawful taking were withdrawn.
Pereira was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Jarrod Scandle with assaulting Alicia McDonald and stealing $200 in cash and two PlayStation 3 video games from McDonald's apartment at the rear of 317 N. Shamokin St. on March 26.
n Jennifer J. Byers, 34, of 138 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and a taillight violation.
Byers was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Scott Weaver in connection with a June 23, 2010, incident at Spurzheim and Shamokin streets.
n Eric J. Janoka, 32, of 1328 Scott St., Kulpmont, waived to court charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
Janoka was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Jason Adams with stealing a cellphone valued at $729 from the Precision Wireless Store along Route 61 on Aug. 18.
n Robert T. Malia, 43, of Ashland, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one year.
Additional charges of possession of bath salts and harassment were withdrawn.
Malia was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Raymond Siko II in connection with a Jan. 28 incident at an apartment in the first block of West Independence Street.
n Katie R. Hurlburt, 19, of 313 E. Sunbury St., Apt. 3, Shamokin, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay a $50 fine plus costs.
Charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana were withdrawn.
Hurlburt was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano in connection with Feb. 5 incidents on Sunbury Street and Hurlburt's apartment.
n A charge of theft by deception filed by Shamokin Patrolman Jarrod Scandle against Lisa M. Orner, 30, of Millersburg, was withdrawn when the defendant paid full restitution in the case.
Orner was charged with issuing a bad check in the amount of $15 for a parking ticket Feb. 8.
n James P. Wehr, 48, of Coal Township, waived to court charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
Wehr was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Joshua Wynn with stealing $1,137 in cash from Anthracite Provision Company at 510 S. Pearl St. on Jan. 28.
n Judith P. Fenix, 47, of 112 Potter Drive, Elysburg, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol relating to an Oct. 15 accident between Route 225 and Sixth Street near the Cameron Bridge.
The charges were filed by Coal Township Patrolman Joshua Wynn.
n Aaron Bressi, 31, of 1727 Pulaski Ave., Coal Township, pleaded guilty to making false reports and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months.
Bressi was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Hashuga with calling Northumberland County Communications Center on April 4 to falsely report that his girlfriend, Kimberly Rickert, ransacked their house, while knowing he was the person who ransacked the residence.
n Mary Goodlunas, 39, of 129 S. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, waived to court two counts of delivery and possession of bath salts, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a communication facility and recklessly endangering another person involving an April 5 incident in the 300 block of North Shamokin Street.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano.
n Robert M. Rickert II, 21, of 641 S. Market St., Shamokin, was held for court on charges of possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession with intent to deliver Xanax, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal conspiracy relating to a Nov. 21 incident in the parking lot at Weis Markets.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. John Brown.
n Luis Torres, 34, an inmate at SCI-Rockview and formerly of Shamokin, was held for court on charges of delivery of heroin, possession with intent to deliver heroin and criminal conspiracy in connection with a March 25, 2011, incident in Shamokin.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano in connection with a Nov. 15 drug bust coordinated by the Northumberland-Montour Drug Task Force.