Carbon man admits to drug dealing charge, sent to state prison
A Carbon County man pleaded guilty on Monday to a drug dealing charge and was immediately sentenced to a state prison term.
Michael T. Halulko, 30, of Nesquehoning, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
He was arrested on Jan. 7 by Mahoning Township police in the parking lot of the Walmart store. Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Matika sentenced Halulko to serve one to two years in a state correctional institution.
Halulko is currently an inmate in the county prison serving another sentence which runs to January. He is also facing a probation violation proceeding in Lehigh County. Matika ruled his sentence run concurrent with the Carbon term.
His court-appointed attorney, Matthew J. Mottola, of the public defender’s office, said his client has struggled with an addiction problem for some time.
Halulko was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance for drug or alcohol use, supply a DNA sample, render 50 hours of community service when paroled and pay court costs of about $1,000.
