A Centre County man who unsuccessfully attempted to dismiss one of two pursuits with law enforcement in Duryea and Plains Township the same day under the double jeopardy clause was sentenced to state prison last week.

Jonathan Cardona, 35, of Bellefonte, was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. to 13-to-48 months in prison on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude police and resisting arrest. Cardona pled guilty to the charges in a plea agreement when prosecutors withdrew charges of criminal attempt to disarm a law enforcement officer and several traffic offenses.

Court records say Cardona, operating an unregistered motorcycle with other motorcyclists, initiated a pursuit with Duryea police and hours later, with Plains Township police, Luzerne County detectives an

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