A Lansford woman was sentenced to a short prison term on Tuesday after entering guilty pleas in two conduct cases in which the presiding judge took issue with her actions in the incidents.

Karen Renee Maisonet, 48, appeared before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II to enter pleas in two pending cases. She pleaded to one count of disorderly conduct as a summary offense for an incident on Oct. 19, 2021, and to persistent disorderly conduct for an incident the same day at a different location. In that case, a simple assault charge was dropped in a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office.

She was arrested on the first count when Lansford police went to her apartment on a noise complaint of music being played too loud. Officers warned her to turn down the music, but she refused.

Later the same evening officers were called to the Turkey Hill along Patterson Street for an incident. Police said Maisonet got into an argument with another woman and spit in her face twice.

Nanovic took issue with Maisonet’s conduct in both cases. He said when police went to her apartment for the noise complaint the defendant made a disparaging remark to the officer, which Nanovic found completely uncalled for and showing little or no respect for the police.

In the second case, Nanovic said the defendant didn’t know the victim, but spit in her face twice and then told the victim that she (Maisonet) had AIDS. He said that was worthy of a punishment more than just probation. Maisonet admitted to having consumed some alcohol the day of the incidents.

On the second case, Nanovic sentenced her to serve 15 days to one year in jail and on the first case to pay a fine of $25.

Chief public defender Paul J. Levy asked Nanovic to reconsider the jail term stating his client has health problems that would possibly be enhanced by a prison stay. Nanovic said Levy can file an appeal of the sentence, and he would consider it.

Nanovic ordered Maisonet also to pay court costs of more than $1,000, zero tolerance for alcohol use, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.

Nanovic ordered her to begin serving the 15 days on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. and serve it on consecutive weekends.