Carbon County court β DUI
Three people entered guilty pleas on Thursday in Carbon County court to driving under the influence charges and a fourth admitted to driving under suspension β DUI related.
President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II accepted the pleas from the following:
Jody W. Buchman, 38, of Easton, was arrested on Oct. 18, 2016, by state police at Lehighton along Interchange Road (Route 209), in Towamensing Township. A test revealed the presence of a controlled substance.
Sentencing was deferred so Buchman can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.
Alissa Nicole Groegler, 28, of Lehighton, was arrested on April 22, 2016, by state police at Lehighton along Bridge Street in Weissport. A test revealed the presence of a controlled substance. Groegler was previously placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program but was revoked from it for violating conditions.
Nanovic sentenced her to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $1,000, one-year license suspension, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole and follow any recommendation of her drug and alcohol evaluation.
She will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. on June 4.
William J. Kostak Jr., 57, of Jim Thorpe, was arrested on Aug. 21, 2014, by Franklin Township police along Canal Road. A test revealed a 0.14 BAC.
Sentencing was deferred so Kostak can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.
He is currently an inmate in the county prison.
Suspension count
Tony Allen Stoeckel, 32, of Lansford, pleaded to one count each of driving under suspension β DUI related an false identification to law enforcement. He was arrested on June 30, 2017, by Lehighton police along First Street following a vehicle stop. He gave a false name to officers because he was driving under suspension.
Sentencing was deferred.
