MILFORD, PA — Pike County District Attorney Raymond J. Tonkin announced the following criminal sentences issued on December 21 by Pike County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Gregory Chelak:

Yocasta Aracelis Rivera, 33, of Newfoundland, PA, was sentenced to 15 days to 31 days in the Pike County Jail and fined $200 for the crime of Resisting Arrest. The state police arrived at a residence in Greene Township on November 20, 2023, to take an individual into custody on a PFA violation. While walking the arrested individual to the trooper car, Rivera began screaming and ignored the trooper’s request to cease. Rivera then shoved the trooper. Rivera fought attempts to place her in handcuffs. V

alerie R. Post, 42, of Dingmans Ferry, PA, was sentenced to 86 days to 6 months in the Pike County Jail and fined $200 for the crime of Resisting Arrest. The state police responded to a residence in Delaware Township on August 30, 2023, where Post was involved in a domestic disturbance. When placed under arrest, Post resisted and substantial force was required to overcome her resistance. Post was also sentenced to an additional 19 days to 12 months in the Pike County Jail to run consecutive to her prior sentenced and a fine of $200 for the crime of Disorderly Conduct. The state police were dispatched for a domestic dispute involving Post on December 2, 2023, wherein Post was banging on an individual’s residence door after being asked multiple times to leave the property.