A Philadelphia man has been charged with several offenses related to an alleged incident at the Penn Warner Club earlier this month.
Christopher John Corisdeo Jr., 29, of Philadelphia, was charged last Monday with attempted criminal trespassing, criminal attempted theft, terroristic threats, theft, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and receiving stolen property.
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Last Monday around 10:30 a.m., Falls Township police were called to the Waste Management-owned Penn Warner Club for report of a man attempting to get into people’s cabins and that he was possibly intoxicated, according to court papers.
An officer arrived and met with a security guard for the club. He said the man – identified later as Corisdeo – was seen attempting to break into a unit by smashing the window. The guard said the man also tried to steal his vehicle, police stated.
Corisdeo was located not far away with a lighter and arrested. He had small lacerations on his body and near his right eye, police said.
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A witness told an officer that he was fishing and turned to see Corisdeo walking away from his pick-up truck carrying the witness’ son’s backpack, which had previously been covered and stored in the bed of the truck, police said.
The witness reportedly went up to Corisdeo and grabbed the bag back, police said.
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The witness reported that Corisdeo then tried to gain entry to a unit on another lot and started a small fire on a table, police said.
The security guard explained to an officer that he arrived around that time. He stopped Corisdeo from entering a Waste Management-owned security SUV. At that point, Corisdeo had a rock and threatened to “bash” the security guard in the head, police said.
“During this time, the defendant appeared to be under the influence of narcotics,” police said.
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Some of the incident was captured on video, police said.
Corisdeo was arraigned and held on 10 percent of $250,000 bail.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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