SUNBURY - Eleven defendants, including several charged with driving under the influence, were sentenced Monday in the Court of Common Pleas.
n Jeremy Henninger, 31, of Wilburton, was sentenced by President Judge William Wiest to 21 to 60 months in state prison on a charge of unlawful contact with a minor. He was ordered to pay a $100 fine plus costs and must comply with Megan's Law registration requirements. Henninger must avoid contact with anyone under the age of 18 unless authorized by supervised authorities.
Wiest also sentenced Henninger on a charge of corruption of minors to 1 to 3 years in state prison. That sentence, which involves a $100 fine plus costs, runs concurrent to the previous sentence.
Henninger, who was given credit for 387 days previously served in prison, was charged by state police at Stonington in connection with a Feb. 18, 2014, incident.
n Wiest sentenced Mitchell Shields, 21, of Altoona, to 1 to 3 years in state prison on possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance relating to an Aug. 10 incident in Mount Carmel. Shields was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine plus costs.
Shields, who was given credit for 274 days previously served in prison, also received concurrent similar sentences for two additional counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance that call for a total of $1,000 in fines plus costs.
n Jason Attinger, 44, of Sunbury, was sentenced by Wiest to 6 months intermediate punishment with the first 30 days on house arrest for DUI in connection with a June 26 incident. State police at Stonington filed the charge.
Attinger was fined $1,000 plus costs and had his driver's license suspended for one year.
n James Williams Jr., 51, of Williamsport, was sentenced by the president judge to 6 months intermediate punishment with the first 30 days on house arrest and fined $1,000 plus costs for DUI. Williams will lose his driver's license for one year.
Wiest also imposed a similar concurrent sentence for driving under suspension that involves a $500 fine.
The charges were filed by Shamokin police relating to a June 18 incident.
n Wiest sentenced Chad Sienkiewicz, 21, of Shamokin, to 6 months intermediate punishment with the first 30 days on house arrest for DUI relating to a July 8 incident in Shamokin. He also was ordered to pay a $500 fine plus costs and had his driver's license suspended for one year.
n Nathan Piestrak, 26, of Danville, was sentenced by Wiest to 6 months intermediate punishment with first 30 days on house arrest for DUI involving a Sept. 9, 2012, incident in Ralpho Township. Piestrak was fined $300 plus costs and will lose his driver's license for one year.
n Heather Troutman, 23, of Coal Township, was sentenced by Wiest to 23 months intermediate punishment with the first 90 days on house arrest for corruption of minors. She also was fined $100 plus costs and ordered to comply with Megan's Law registration requirements.
Troutman was charged by Shamokin police in connection with a March 7, 2014, incident.
n Wiest sentenced Corey McCabe, 28, of Shamokin, to 6 months intermediate punishment with the first 30 days on house arrest for DUI. He was fined $500 plus costs and had his driver's license suspended for one year.
McCabe was charged by Shamokin police relating to a Nov. 16 incident.
n Judge Charles Saylor sentenced Jason Houtz, 37, of Trevorton, to 6 months intermediate punishment with the first 30 days on house arrest for DUI relating to a Sept. 21 incident in Coal Township. Houtz must pay a $500 fine plus costs and will lose his driver's license for one year.
n Patrick Surace, 49, of Mount Carmel, was sentenced by Saylor to 3 days to 6 months in county prison and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine plus costs for DUI. He also will lose his driver's license for one year.
Surace was charged by Kulpmont police involving a July 21 incident.
n Christopher Fausnaught, 44, of Paxinos, was sentenced by Saylor to 2 years probation and fined $100 for simple assault relating to a Jan. 2 disturbance in Ralpho Township. He also must pay $14,172 in restitution to Geisinger Health System and/or the victim, Lewis Weikel. Fausnaught is prohibited from having contact with Weikel.
Saylor also sentenced Fausnaught to 1 year probation, fined him $50 and ordered him to pay $296.83 in restitution to Nottingham Estates in Elysburg for criminal mischief in connection with the same incident. That sentence runs concurrent to the previous sentence.