Schuylkill County court — Parole revocation

Schuylkill County judges recently accepted revoked the parole status of three people charged by local police.

Shannon M. Yemm, 24, of Lansford, was charged by Tamaqua police with selling drugs on April 23, 2015.

Yemm pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 to delivery of a controlled substance. Charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility and possession of a controlled substance were dropped.

President Judge William E. Baldwin sentenced her to serve three to 23 months in jail.

But she violated the terms of her parole once she was released, and he revoked her status.

Baldwin disallowed Yemm credit for the 232 days she had served, but gave her credit for 36 days.

Her maximum release date is now June 22, 2019. Yemm cannot apply for parole again for two months, although the court would consider a request if she would be paroled into an inpatient alcohol and drug treatment program.

Nathan G. Fritz, 29, of Tamaqua, was charged by Tamaqua police with theft and receiving stolen property on Feb. 9, 2015.

He pleaded guilty on Nov. 12, 2015, to theft, and was sentenced to three to 23 months in jail, and to pay $110 restitution.

But after he violated the terms of his parole, Goodman revoked his parole, and sent him back to jail.

Fritz received no credit of the 462 days of liberty, bringing his maximum release date to March 14, 2019.

James L. Ulrich, 49, of New Ringgold, was charged by state police at Frackville with driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle, improper display of plate or card, driving without a license, operating vehicle without required financial responsibility, disregarding traffic lane, accident involving damage to unattended vehicle or property, failure to notify police of accident and operating vehicle without valid inspection on Feb. 4, 2012, in East Brunswick Township.

Ulrich pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2013, and Goodman sentenced him to 72 hours to six months in jail, and fined him $1,801.

Goodman revoked Ulrich’s parole after he failed to comply with the terms, but granted him immediate parole again.