POTTSVILLE — A Northumberland County man will not have to serve time in prison after admitting Tuesday to a Schuylkill County judge that he lied about providing home improvement services to an Ashland woman in September 2015.
Joseph A. Tumolo Jr., 45, of Coal Township, pleaded guilty to making false statement to induce agreement for home improvement services and theft by deception. Prosecutors withdrew a second count of theft by deception.
President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted the plea, placed Tumolo on probation for two years and also sentenced him to pay costs, $50 to the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account and $650 restitution, and submit a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities.
Ashland police charged Tumolo with making the false statement on Sept. 17, 2015, in the borough.
Also on Tuesday, Ivana A. Jimenez, 21, of Pottsville, pleaded guilty to simple assault.
Baldwin placed her on probation for 12 months and made that consecutive to the sentence Jimenez already is serving. He also sentenced Jimenez to pay costs and a $50 CJEA payment, and undergo anger management evaluation.
Pottsville police charged Jimenez with committing the assault on June 11, 2018, in the city.
In another Tuesday case, Noah J. Plasko, 18, of Pottsville, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property. Prosecutors withdrew a charge of theft.
Baldwin placed Plasko on probation for 12 months, and also sentenced him to pay costs and a $50 CJEA payment.
Pottsville police charged Plasko with possessing the stolen property on June 24, 2018, in the city.
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