MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Jan. 14 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Darryl L. Kashner Jr., 27, of 1125 W. Montgomery St., Coal Township, was held for court on charges of false identification to law enforcement authorities, corruption of minors, restrictions on alcoholic beverages, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with intent to deliver cocaine.
Police said the charges filed by Ralpho Township Patrolman Chris Dailey relate to an April 5 incident on Bottle Drive in Paxinos.
n Richard A. Gallinot, 59, of Box 258, Elysburg RR 1, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and charges of driving an unregistered vehicle and careless driving relating to a Sept. 7 accident at 27 S. Hickory St., Elysburg.
The charges were filed by Ralpho Township Patrolman Christopher Grow.
n Anthony R. Snyder, 27, of 420 E. Fourth St., Mount Carmel, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and charges of careless driving and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
The charges were filed by Mount Carmel Patrolman Shane Reamer in connection with an Oct. 13 traffic stop in the first block of North Oak Street.
n Daniel Allan Link, 44, of 226 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, waived to court charges of careless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving at an unsafe speed and failure to drive within a single lane involving an Oct. 23 incident on Route 901 between Boylan's Garage and Excelsior.
Mount Carmel Township Patrolman Matthew Filarski filed the charges.
n James M. Ball, 43, of South Oak Street, Mount Carmel, waived to court charges of delivering heroin, three counts of criminal conspiracy, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility and driving under suspension relating to a Jan. 21 drug bust.
Mount Carmel Patrolmen Matthew Dillman and Shane Reamer, who are members of the Northumberland-Montour Drug Task Force, filed the charges.
n Shane Joseph Geary, 28, of 129 Oak Lane, Shady Acres, waived to court charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving relating to a Sept. 19 accident in the 100 block of West Sixth Street.
The charges were filed by Mount Carmel Patrolman Kevin Katch.
n Jill Marie Fisher, 33, of 477 W. Saylor St., Atlas, waived to court charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, false imprisonment, false reports and harassment.
The charges filed by Mount Carmel Township Patrolman David Stamets Jr. relate to incidents that occurred Nov. 1 at Fisher's residence.
n Peter J. Amarose Jr., 29, of 233 S. Poplar St., Mount Carmel, waived to court a charge of endangering the welfare of a child involving a Nov. 16 incident at his home.
The charge was filed by Mount Carmel Patrolman David Donkochik.
n George P. Mitchell, 30, of Girardville, waived to court charges of forgery and receiving stolen property relating to incidents that occurred between April 23 and April 30 at Susquehanna Bank, Kulpmont.
The charges were filed by Kulpmont Patrolman Joshua Pastucka.
n Mark D. Carl, 55, of 3882 Upper Road, Shamokin, waived to court charges of simple assault and harassment relating to an Oct. 5 disturbance at 5609 Lower Road, East Cameron Township.
A co-defendant in the case, Justin Douglas Carl, 23, of 1046 W. Willow St., Coal Township, pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to pay a fine and costs totaling $454. A simple assault charge was withdrawn.
Trooper Daniel Wilk of state police at Stonington filed the charges.
n Heather Ann Scott, 35, of 801 E. Dewart St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to one count of fictitious reports and was ordered to pay a $500 fine plus costs and placed on probation for 12 months. An additional count of fictitious reports and a charge of false reports were withdrawn.
Scott was charged by Ralpho Township Patrolman Chris Dailey in connection with a Nov. 16 incident at Glosser Motor Inn on Route 487 in Paxinos.