Judge Charles M. Miller accepted guilty pleas from, and, pursuant to agreements between prosecutors and defendants, imposed the indicated sentences on, these people:
William M. Sheeler, 29, of Fleetwood; attempted theft and criminal mischief; 12 months probation and $50 Criminal Justice Enhancement Account payment.
Whitney L. Sutton, 24, of Muncy; false identification to law enforcement; one to 12 months in prison concurrent with current sentence and $50 CJEA payment.
Joshua M. Tassone, 26, of Schuylkill Haven; possession of drug paraphernalia; 12 months probation, $100 Substance Abuse Education Fund payment and $50 CJEA payment. Prosecutors withdrew a charge of retail theft.
Miller dismissed charges of simple assault and harassment against Dakota S. Whitman, 21, of Minersville.
A Pottsville woman faces possible prison time after a Schuylkill County jury convicted her Monday of two-drug related offenses stemming from an incident in June 2015 in Mahanoy City.
Donna L. Hartranft, 42, did not react as the jury of eight women and four men found her guilty of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jurors deliberated a little more than an hour before reaching their verdict.
Judge John E. Domalakes, who presided over Hartranft’s one-day trial, ordered preparation of a pre-sentence investigation scheduled sentencing for 1:30 p.m. July 19 and allowed Hartranft to remain free on $10,000 unsecured bail.
Mahanoy City police charged Hartranft with possessing .88 grams of marijuana and a pipe on June 28, 2015, in her then-residence in the borough.
Borough police Patrolman Thomas J. Rentschler identified the marijuana and pipe he found at Hartranft’s residence.
Andrew B. Zelonis, Barnesville, Hartranft’s lawyer, said in his closing argument that his client did not possess the marijuana and pipe. Instead, he said, another person in the house possessed them.
“Why would she even let the police in if she knew it was there? She didn’t possess it. She knew it was there,” he said.
However, jurors accepted the argument of Assistant District Attorney Kimm Montone, who said Hartranft convicted herself.
“She admitted to possessing the drugs and the paraphernalia,” he said. “It was in her living room in her house on the coffee table.”
Montone also said Hartranft told police she had bought the marijuana.
“You buy drugs with a purpose ... to get high and to use them,” he said.
Prosecutors withdrew a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
All defendants who were sentenced must pay costs as a part of their sentences.