Two to spend holiday in prison

Two men will be eating a simple holiday meal in a bare confinement instead of a lavish turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day in their home or restaurant because both received a prison sentence from Judge John E. Domalakes Monday in Schuylkill County court. Four other people were placed in a special probation program and one person was removed from this program.

Ruben Pena, 19, of 438 W. Oak St., Shenandoah, broke into tears when he heard he had to serve five to 10 years in a state correctional instituiton on a charge of burglary. He had been found guilty by a jury following a trial last September.

On two other charges, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person he received sentence of one to two years on each charge but they run concurrent with the first sentence and received not additional time to be spent in jail. He does receive credit for serving 293 days in the county prison.

Pena was charged by Patrolman Jason Hayes, Shenandoah police, with breaking into a private home at 400 1/2 Oak Street on April 17, 2008, and pointing a gun at the victim and demanding money. A jury found him not guilty of robbery, assault and theft. Pena indicated he would appeal the sentence.

Nathaniel D. Goldsborough, 54, of 105 Dead End Road, Lebanon, was sentenced by Domalakes to serve 12 to 24 months in the county prison on a charge of possession of an instrument of crime to which he had entered a guilty plea last Aug. 8.

Goldsborough was cited by Trooper Eric Guyer after Deputy Wildlife Concervation Officer David Fidler on Dec. 21, 2007, came upon Goldsburg on state game land property in Pine Grove Township. The officer while on patrol observed a spotlight being utilized from a vehicle and when he came upon the vehicle he observed a rifle with a silencer attached extending from the car window. Goldsborough had three prior convictions of criminal actions in Lebanon County and there was a court order stating he could not posses a firearm.

Receive probation

Jason T. Grady, 26, of 32 E. William St., Schuiylkill Haven, on a charge of driving while his license was suspended was placed by Judge D. Michael Stine in the Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP) for 90 days with the first 30 days to be spent under house arrest with electronic monitoring and pay $12 per day and the remaining 60 days under regular probation and pay a $50 a month supervision fee. Grady was also fined $500 plus $46.50 court costs and ordered to perform 20 hours of community service. He was cited last April 5 when stopped on Schaeffer's Road in Cass Township.

James Barrett, 25, of 106 N. 11th St., Pottsville, was placed by Stine in the IPP for 90 days with the first 30 days under house arrest with electronic monitoring and pay $12 per day and then serve 60 days under regular probation and pay a $50 monthly probation fee. He also must pay a fine of $500 plus $46.50 in costs, receiving outpatient counseling and his driver's license is suspended 12 months.

Barrett was pulled over by Patrolman Richard Pugh, Pottsville police, last Saint Patrick's Day when the officer observed the rear view mirrow in his car was obstructed by a school pass and graduation tassel and discovered his driver's license was suspended which resulted in the arrest.

Jeffrey Thomas Klinger, 43, of 24 W. Laurel St., Tremont, had his probation revoked by Judge Jacqueline Russel and he was resentenced to be placed in the IPP for three months with the first month under house arrest with electronic monitoring and pay a $12 daily fee and followed by two months on regular probation and pay a $50 per month fee. He also must perform 40 hours or community service.

Klinger had pleaded guilty last September to a violation of the Anthracite Mine Code after an accident at the Buck Mountain Mine in Tremont Township took the life of a miner. He was placed on probation but violated his probation by driving while under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, a charge which is still pending.

John Michael Rimm, 52, of 153 Sammill Lane, Orwigsburg, on a charge of DUI was placed in the IPP for six months by Judge D. Michael Stine with the first 10 days served in the county prison followed by 40 days of house arrest with electronic monitoring and pay a $12 per day fee with the remainder served under the usual conditions of probation and pay a $50 monthly fee. Rimm also was fined $750 and court costs, pay $100 to the Substance Abuse Education fund, $50 to the Catastrophe fund and $60 to Schuylkill Medical Center. He also must enroll and complete the alcohol highway safety school and receive outpatient counseling. His driver's license is suspended 12 months.

Rimm was cited by Trooper Michael D. Marinchak last Jan. 19 when stopped on SR443 in East Brunswick Township.

Brenda L. Kufro, 40, of Shenandoah, was removed by Judge Domalakes from the IPP for violating the conditioins of electronic monitoring ordered by the court. She was resentenced to serve out her sentence in the county prison.

Kufro pleaded guilty last June to delivery and possession of controlled substance and was placed in the program for five years. This past Nov. 10 when her probation officer visited her home to administer a portable breath test it showed up positive and a search of her home revealed five bottles of vodka, one bottle of wine, two cans of beer and a hyperdermic needle used to inject ilegal drugs. One of the terms of the probation was not to possess or consume alcohol.

Appeal hearings

Judge Charles M. Miller ruled on a number of appeals from motor vehicle code violations.

Francis Michael Minrod, 55, of 7 Silver Creek Road, New Philadelphia, was charged with harassment for swerving his car at a pedestrian, Kyle James Veen. He pleaded nolle contendre (no defense) and was fined $100 and costs.

Wadie Farahat Ibrahim Boctor, 50. of 520 Washington St., Shenandoah, was found not guilty of violating of a borough rubbish dumping citation. The authorities claimed they found refuse allegedly belonging to Boctor dumped in different refuse cans in the neighborhood.

Thomas Chaplick, 44, of 15 W. Lawton St., Saint Clair, was adjudged guilty of a charge of harassment and was ordered to pay $235.50 fine and cost imposed by the district justice.

Francis Peter Morris, 89, of 534 E. Norwegian St., Pottsville, was adjudged guilty of permitting an unlicensed person drive his vehicle. He was fined $200 plus $96.58 costs.

Jordan Lee Craig, 18, of 1963 Howard Avenue, Pottsville, was adjudged guilty of speeding. Trooper Mark F. Baron testified Craig was traveling 75 miles per hour in a 50 zone on SR61 in North Manheim Township. He was ordered to pay $169.50 in fine and costs.