Carbon County court
Two defendants in pending drug-related cases were sentenced to state prison terms on Friday in Carbon County court by Judge Joseph J. Matika.
Vehicle stops
John Duncan Holzer, 46, of Walnutport, was sentenced to serve one to three years in a state correctional institution on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
Holzer was arrested by state police at Lehighton following a traffic stop on Jan. 17, 2017. Holzer previously served a state prison term imposed in Carbon County on a fleeing and eluding charge.
Matika also ordered Holzer to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000 and render 75 hours of community service when paroled.
He was given credit for 510 days already served.
Kevin G. O’Neill, 51, of Bethlehem, was sentenced to serve 15 to 30 months in a state correctional institution on a possession with intent count.
He was arrested on Oct. 8, 2018, by Lehighton police following a traffic stop along Route 443. He also pleaded to a charge of driving under the influence in the same incident.
On the DUI count he was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in state prison, pay a fine of $1,000 and one-year license suspension. The jail terms run concurrently.
He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation, supply a DNA sample and pay court costs of about $1,000.
He was given credit for 354 days already served on the charge.
O’Neill is currently an inmate in the county prison with a detainer on him for a probation violation filed by authorities in Northampton County.
