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 plea court June 25 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, at which time they can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Ryan Ellis, 19, of Mount Carmel, waived to court a charge of possession of a weapon on school property relating to a March 16 incident in which the defendant was found in possession of a three-inch folding knife at Shamokin Area Middle/High School.
The charge was filed by Coal Township Patrolman Jason Adams.
n Corey J. Yeager, 22, of 421 E. Dewart St., Shamokin, waived to court charges of aggravated assault, two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving at an unsafe speed in connection with a Feb. 19 accident in the 100 block of East Sunbury Street.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. John Brown.
n Kevin Keel, 21, of 305 E. Sunbury St., Apt. 2, Shamokin, waived to court charges of retail theft, criminal conspiracy and defiant trespass involving a Feb. 17 incident at Wal-Mart Supercenter along Route 61.
Coal Township Patrolman Edward Purcell filed the charges.
n Travis G. Erdman, 19, of Herndon, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, underage drinking, failure to drive in a single lane, careless driving, reckless driving and failure to wear a seat belt relating to a March 4 traffic stop at the intersection of Route 225 and First Street in Trevorton.
The charges were filed by Trooper Nicholas Berger of state police at Stonington.
n Michael Long, 23, of 193 Lower Excelsior Road, Excelsior, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, fleeing or attempting to elude police, criminal trespass and harassment.
Long was charged by Coal Township Patrolman David Sage in connection with incidents that occurred May 29, 2011, at Mt. Royal Mart in Ranshaw, Route 901, a mountain road off Route 901 near Excelsior and the defendant's home in Excelsior.
n Anthony B. Nealman, 23, of 465 1/2 N. Second St., Sunbury, waived to court two counts of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, failure to drive in a single lane, careless driving, reckless driving and failure to wear a seat belt.
The charges filed by Trooper Nicholas Berger of state police at Stonington relate to a Feb. 18 traffic stop at the intersection of Route 890 and Market Street in Trevorton.
n Matthew R. Emrich, 31, of 231 S. Market St., Shamokin, waived to court charges of criminal mischief, loitering and prowling at night and disorderly conduct involving a Feb. 16 disturbance in the first block of West Independence Street.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Patrolman Raymond Siko II.
n Kyle J. Mirolli, 30, of 894 Trevorton Road, Zerbe Township, waived to court charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia relating to a Nov. 21 incident at Mirolli's residence.
The charges were filed by Zerbe Township Police Chief Robert John.
n Willis B. Ebling, 40, of Reading, waived to court multiple charges involving three different criminal complaints.
Ebling waived to court charges of delivery of Xanax, possession with intent to deliver Xanax, criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility involving an Aug. 8, 2010, incident in Shamokin. The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano.
Ebling waived to court charges of delivery of marijuana, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, corruption of minors and selling or furnishing marijuana and alcohol to a 17-year-old male. The charges filed by Primerano relate to an Aug. 24, 2010, incident in Shamokin.
Ebling also waived to court a charge of making false reports to police by falsely identifying himself on Sept. 20, 2010, in Coal Township. The charge was filed by Coal Township Patrolman David Sage.
n Stephanie L. Keck, 33, of Nesquehoning, waived to court charges of retail theft and criminal conspiracy relating to a July 11 incident at Wal-Mart Supercenter along Route 61.
The charges were filed by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Henrich.
n Jared S. Derck, 28, of 1034 W. Mahanoy St., Trevorton, pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to pay a $100 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months. Additional charges of simple assault and disorderly conduct were withdrawn.
Derck was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Chris Lapotsky with threatening Thomas Rosini, of 1628 W. Pine St., Coal Township, with an aluminum baseball bat outside Rosini's residence on March 17.
Derck also pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for six months. An additional charge of possession of cocaine was withdrawn.
n Charges of simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness filed by Shamokin Cpl. Darwin Tobias III against Linda Henley, 42, of 914 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin, were withdrawn when the alleged victim, David Leroy Neidig, of 111 E. Arch St., Shamokin, refused to testify against his former girlfriend.
Henley was charged with hitting Neidig on the right side of his head on Dec. 28 at Neidig's residence.