SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Feb. 25 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Dennis Chandler, 45, of 2 N. Vine St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to a summary count of harassment and was ordered to pay a $50 fine plus costs. Additional charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness were withdrawn.
Chandler was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Jarrod Scandle with assaulting his wife, Paula Chandler, at their home Dec. 7.
n Christopher Depka, 30, of 1332 W. Holly St., Coal Township, waived to court charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and receiving stolen property.
Depka was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Chad Yoder with stealing an Olympus camera, a Toshiba video recorder, a Sony PlayStation, an Acer tablet, a laptop and chargers, and 10 PlayStation 3 games from the residence of Michelle Anascavage, 1310 W. Holly St., Coal Township, on Nov. 23. Police said Depka sold the PlayStation, a Black Ops II game and 10 video games to GameStop for $150 and the Acer tablet and laptop to a neighbor for $175.
n Katherine Bixler, 28, of 721 Center St., Tharptown, waived to court charges of criminal attempt to commit burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief relating to incidents that occurred Nov. 10 at Kreco Electric and a garage on Center Street in Tharptown owned by Frederick Shingara.
Bixler also waived to court charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and receiving stolen property relating to burglaries at Kreco Electric on Oct. 3 and Oct. 7.
Charges were filed by Coal Township Detective Jeff Brennan.
n Walter J. Dessin, 30, of Port Royal, waived to court two counts of contraband filed by Trooper Kirk Renn of state police at Stonington.
Dessin was charged with providing Kevin Banks, an inmate at SCI-Coal Township, with two baggies of marijuana and a cell phone in exchange for money between Feb. 1 and May 13, 2010, while Dessin was employed as a correctional officer at the state prison.
n Christopher Powell, 24, of 1125 W. Gowen St., Coal Township, pleaded guilty to a summary count of harassment and was given credit for time previously served in prison. An additional charge of simple assault was withdrawn.
Powell was charged by Coal Township Patrolman David Sage with assaulting his live-in girlfriend, Jessica Long, at their residence Sept. 30.
n Lee J. Doncheski, owner of David Distributing, 501 N. Rock St., Shamokin, waived to court 323 misdemeanor counts of failing to provide workers' compensation to his employees.
Doncheski is charged in a private criminal complaint filed by Daniel F. Pugh, an investigator with the Compliance Division of the state Department of Labor and Industry, with failing to provide workers' compensation to his employees between April 2, 2008, and Feb. 18, 2009.
Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense, according to the complaint.
n Shayla Snyder, 22, of 1544 W. Mulberry St., Coal Township, waived to court charges of delivery of heroin, possession with intent to deliver heroin and criminal use of a communication facility involving a May 11 incident on West Spruce Street in Coal Township.
The charges were filed by Coal Township Patrolman Joshua Wynn.
Snyder also waived to court charges of delivery of heroin, criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility relating to a May 2 incident in the west end of Coal Township.
The charges were filed by Wynn.
n Ashley N. Delgado, 19, and Denitsa Chavez, 21, both of 8 N. Seventh St., Shamokin, each waived to court a charge of retail theft filed by Coal Township Patrolman Edward Purcell.
The defendants are accused of stealing $256.84 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart Supercenter along Route 61 on Nov. 1.
n Dennis J. Reiprish, 59, of 8 Andrew St., Elysburg, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of careless driving, failure to drive in a single lane and failure to activate a turn signal upon switching lanes.
The charges were filed by Trooper Daniel Wilk of state police at Stonington in connection with an Oct. 21 incident on Route 61 near Ehrlich Pest Removal.
n Karin M. Sharpe, 34, of 148 Steeler Lane, Shamokin, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of careless driving involving an Oct. 27 incident at Market and Spruce streets.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Patrolman Nathan Rhodes.
n Ambrose J. Leshock, 71, of 4265 Route 61, Paxinos, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of failure to drive in a single lane and careless driving relating to an Oct. 29 incident on Route 61 in Shamokin Township.
The charges were filed by Trooper Thomas Leib of state police at Stonington.
n Gerald Whitnum, 47, of 341 S. Seventh St., Shamokin, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of careless driving and unlawful activities relating to an Oct. 20 incident on South Diamond Street near West Mulberry Street.
The charges were filed by Trooper Thomas Leib of state police at Stonington.
n Zachary Block, 19, of 318 N. Rock St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on probation for six months. An additional charge of possession of a small amount of marijuana was withdrawn.
Block was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano in connection with a Nov. 15 incident at his home.
n Megan R. Holohan, 32, of 18 S. Market St., Apt. 1, Shamokin, waived to court charges of harboring another person and hindering apprehension relating to a Nov. 5 incident at 207 W. Chestnut St., Apt. 3, Shamokin.
Holohan was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Darwin Tobias III with lying to police while concealing the whereabouts of a female wanted by Northumberland County Probation/Parole Department.
n Meri Delia Bones-Vega, 23, of 1209 Chemung St., Coal Township, waived to court a felony of aggravated assault, misdemeanors of simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, and a summary of harassment involving a New Year's Day disturbance at her residence.
The charges were filed by Coal Township Patrolman Terry Ketchem Jr.
Bones-Vega is accused of assaulting two police officers, pulling a clump of hair from another woman's head and smashing two windows.