Schuylkill County court

Several people charged by local police have had their days in Schuylkill County court.

William McHose, 31, of Tamaqua, was charged by borough police with giving false identification on June 5, 2017, and by Pottsville police with possession of a weapon, drugs and paraphernalia on July 6, 2016.

He pleaded guilty to the charges, and Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin sentenced him to three to 12 months in jail followed by six months on probation.

Tori B. Fisher, 34, of Weissport, was charged by Shenandoah police with retail theft on Nov. 14, 2014.

She admitted the crime, and President Judge William E. Baldwin sentenced her to three to 14 months in state prison.

The sentence is to be served at the same time as her punishment in another case. Baldwin gave her credit for 12 days served.

James H. Philyaw III, 43, of Tamaqua, was charged by state police at Frackville with driving under the influence, disregarding traffic lanes and improper turning movements on Jan. 19, 2017.

He pleaded guilty, and Baldwin sentenced him to six months on probation, 10 hours of community service, and a total of $350 in fines.

Stephany L. Frantz, 28, of Ashland, was charged by Tamaqua police with possession of drug paraphernalia on June 3, 2016.

She pleaded guilty, and Baldwin sentenced her to two days time served to six months in jail.

Judges also revoked the probation status of five people.

Daniel Schwertfeger, 26, of Coaldale, was charged by borough police with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia on Sept. 17, 2016.

Judge Jacqueline L. Russell ordered him to undergo drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations, and placed him on probation again for 12 months.

He had violated the terms of his former probation after using drugs, and by failing to pay his fees and fines or perform community service.

Sean A. Scott, 41, of Tamaqua, was charged by borough police with 34 counts of forgery, two counts each of theft by deception and receiving stolen property, and theft on July 1, 2013.

He was placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program on Oct. 9, 2014.

Had he complied with its terms, he could have had his record expunged.

But he failed to do that, and was removed on Feb. 19, 2016.

Scott pleaded guilty to the forgery charges on Aug. 17, 2016, and Judge Charles M. Miller placed him on probation for 24 months and ordered him to pay $11,584.76 restitution.

But he violated the terms of that probation, and Miller sentenced him to six to 24 months in state prison.

Samuel Smolar, 28, of Tamaqua, was charged by Coaldale police with possession of drug paraphernalia on June 10, 2016.

He pleaded guilty on Jan. 18, 2017, and Baldwin sentenced him to six months on probation, and ordered him to participate in drug and alcohol counseling.

But he failed to comply, and Baldwin revoked his probation status and resentenced him to the same amount of time on probation.

Leanna Vidzicki, 33, of Tamaqua, was charged by borough police with giving false identification to police on Jan. 24, 2017.

Judge James P. Goodman on Sept. 13, 2017, sentenced her to 12 months on probation.

After she violated the terms, he sentenced her to two to 12 months in jail.

He gave her credit for 30 days served, and ordered her to undergo drug and alcohol assessment.

Karen Rimsky, 33, of Coaldale, was charged by Tamaqua police with manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and intent to possess a controlled substance by a person not registered on June 11, 2015.

On Sept. 13, 2017, she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one to 12 months on parole with electronic monitoring.

Goodman revoked that parole after she violated the terms, and sent her to jail for two to 23 months.

A Lancaster man was accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program.

Shear Avory, 20, was charged by McAdoo police with aggravated assault; four counts of simple assault, one count of obstructing the administration of law or other government function, and two counts of harassment on May 28, 2017.

Baldwin placed him in the program for 12 months and ordered him to pay $350 to offset the cost of the program.

If Avory successfully completes ARD, his record may be expunged.