EASTON, Pa. — Detectives charged a Northampton County attorney with threatening court officials after they tried to serve him with judicial disciplinary paperwork at his home.
Ronnie Louis Creazzo, 60, of Bushkill Township, was charged with several felonies and misdemeanors in connection with the June 21 incident, which started in the driveway of his home.
Creazzo, an attorney for 34 years who has an office on Washington Street in Easton near the Northampton County Government Center, was arraigned Thursday on the charges and released on $75,000 unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled Sept. 23 in district court.
“If you have someone come to my personal property again, they will not live (to) tell about it.”Attorney Ronnie Creazzo, according to court records
Creazzo told LehighValleyNews.com that he and his attorney are working on a statement they intend to release soon.
According to court records, Creazzo is charged with retaliation against a witness or victim; three counts of criminal use of a communications facility; obstructing the administration of law; making terroristic threats; three counts of harassment; and three counts of making threats to influence the judicial process.
Police said an investigator with the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel on June 21 arrived at Creazzo’s home to serve a petition for discipline.
Allegations detailed
The circumstances of the disciplinary action were not disclosed in Creazzo’s arrest records.
Creazzo allegedly told the investigator to “get the [expletive] off my property before there is a problem” and drove off.
About five minutes later, the disciplinary counsel handling Creazzo’s case received an email from Creazzo that said, “If you have someone come to my personal property again, they will not live [to] tell about it,” according to court records.
Authorities said the email was sent by Creazzo from his iPhone.
He allegedly sent a second and third email within the next 40 minutes essentially saying the same thing.
“If you send someone from your office to my personal residence again for service they will not live to tell about it,” Creazzo’s third email said, according to court records.
“Trespassers are not welcome. You have my office address. This was extremely uncalled for. That was outrageous and extremely unprofessional and your superior will be notified.”
Disciplinary proceedings
Authorities said investigators suspended other attempts to serve the disciplinary petition because of the in-person threat on the investigator and the emailed threats to the disciplinary counsel.
A disciplinary hearing was held before the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
“Yes, that went too far."Attorney Ronnie Louis Creazzo in a Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania hearing
Court records say Creazzo was asked during the hearing if the emails he sent to counsel leading the case were wrong.
“Yes, that went too far,” Creazzo allegedly said.
He allegedly admitted to sending the emails and to having a verbal confrontation with the investigator in his driveway.
The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court has yet to act on its hearing with Creazzo. Online records show Creazzo’s license remains active and he has no history of prior action.
