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Former Little Caesars Worker Arrested in Kinston After Alleged Break-Ins to Make and Sell Pizzas

Police say he used a closed Kinston franchise to serve customers during the city’s storm curfew.

Overview

  • Kinston police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Jonathon Hackett, a former employee of the store.
  • Investigators say he first entered after hours, made pizzas, sold them to customers, and kept the proceeds.
  • He returned later the same day, which led to a struggle with employees; he was injured, treated at a hospital, and arrested after his release.
  • He faces felony charges including breaking and entering, obtaining property by false pretenses, and larceny after breaking and entering, plus a misdemeanor B&E count and a curfew violation.
  • Warrants cited by WITN report he sold 10 pizzas and pocketed $50; he is held at Lenoir County Jail on a $50,000 bond as Little Caesars has not commented.