20-05-2025
Inmate gets additional time for sending threatening letter to judge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An inmate at the Erie County Correctional Facility was given additional time behind bars for sending a threatening letter to a judge while serving a 90-day sentence earlier this year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
Yasir Creach, 44, was given 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison. Creach sent a threatening letter to a Cheektowaga Town Court justice after he was sentenced to 90 days in jail on an attempted petit larceny charge earlier this year.
In April, he pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment of a judge. He became the first person to be charged and convicted with that offense in Erie County after it was added to New York State Penal Code in July 2024.
A final order of protection was issued on behalf of the Cheektowaga judge, which lasts until May 2033.
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