Teenager sentenced for burglary of pizza shop

DOVER-FOXCROFT – A local teenager pleaded guilty on Monday in 13th District Court to assault, criminal mischief and three counts of burglary involving the Dover House of Pizza.

William Dorsey Jr., 18, who was caught by the shop owner’s son during the last of three break-ins, was sentenced to 18 months in the Department of Corrections with all but 45 days suspended. He also was placed on probation for two years and was ordered to pay restitution of $1,258.91.

Dorsey could have faced up to five years in prison on each burglary count for a maximum sentence of 15 years.

The sentence was handed down by Judge Bernard O’Mara.

Chris Heretakis, 16, had returned to the pizza shop on April 5 to retrieve a moneybag that he and his sister left behind after closing for the night when he discovered the burglary. John Heretakis asked his son to return to get the money because the business had been broken into twice before during the previous week.

When the Foxcroft Academy junior arrived at the business and noticed the broken door frame and the outline of a person inside the building, he grabbed his cell phone and called 911 to report the break-in. A few seconds later, two men ran from the building. Heretakis chased the man closest to him which happened to be Dorsey.

After grabbing Dorsey, Heretakis placed him in a half nelson, a maneuver he learned from years of wrestling, and tackled him to the ground.

During the struggle, Dorsey managed to bite Heretakis in the stomach. The wound was not deep enough to require stitches.

Neither father nor son were in court to comment on the sentencing.

Dorsey expressed remorse through his attorney, Randy Day of Garland, according to Piscataquis County District Attorney R. Christopher Almy.

The second person involved in the break-in, a 16-year-old Dover-Foxcroft juvenile, was turned over to juvenile authorities for prosecution.