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Staten Island ShopRite Worker Charged in Thanksgiving Eve Arson Case

Court records show he posted bail set at $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond.

Overview

  • FDNY says surveillance video shows 21-year-old Dominick Sacchetti igniting paper goods on a Greaves Lane aisle around 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 26.
  • Fire Marshals arrested Sacchetti and prosecutors filed counts of arson, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief.
  • A shopper used a store extinguisher to knock down most of the flames before firefighters arrived.
  • Officials report no injuries, with estimated damage exceeding $100,000 inside the Bay Terrace supermarket.
  • FDNY leadership and the Richmond County district attorney condemned the risk to shoppers and first responders and credited investigators' work.