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Former Little Caesars Employee Accused of After-Hours Pizza Sales, Arrested After Second Break-In

Police cite storm closures alongside a temporary city curfew.

Overview

  • Police in Kinston, North Carolina say 41-year-old former worker Jonathon Hackett entered the closed restaurant after a major snowstorm, made pizzas, sold them to unsuspecting customers, and kept the cash.
  • Investigators report he returned for a second entry while employees were present, a struggle ensued, he was injured, treated at a hospital, and then taken into custody.
  • Hackett faces felony counts of breaking and entering, obtaining property by false pretenses, and larceny after breaking and entering, plus a misdemeanor breaking-and-entering charge and a curfew violation.
  • Authorities have not said how many pizzas were sold or how much money was taken, and the case remains under investigation.
  • Police say no employees suffered serious injuries; Hackett was booked into the Lenoir County Jail, and Little Caesars has not issued a public comment.