The man who put razor blades in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced on Thursday.A federal judge sentenced Nicholas Mitchell to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.Mitchell was arrested in October of last year after razor blades were found in pizza dough sold at Hannaford supermarkets in Saco.Police said at the time razor blades were also found in pizza dough at stores in Sanford and Dover, New Hampshire. Mitchell was a former employee of It’ll Be Pizza, a Scarborough company that makes pizza dough sold at the stores. He was fired in June of last year for too many no-shows, according to company officials.Police said Mitchell was caught on camera tampering with pizza dough at the Saco Hannaford shortly before his arrest.The crime led to a recall of the pizza dough at Hannaford stores in five states. The recall later extended to Shaw’s and Star Markets.Mitchell pleaded guilty in June to one count of tampering with a consumer product.During his sentencing on Thursday, Mitchell tearfully addressed the court and apologized for his actions.Mitchell’s defense attorney said the pandemic hit Mitchell hard, saying his client went from “living the American dream to him living in his car.” Prosecutors said the crime was a brazen act with total disregard for the law.
The man who put razor blades in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced on Thursday.
A federal judge sentenced Nicholas Mitchell to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Mitchell was arrested in October of last year after razor blades were found in pizza dough sold at Hannaford supermarkets in Saco.
Police said at the time razor blades were also found in pizza dough at stores in Sanford and Dover, New Hampshire.
Mitchell was a former employee of It’ll Be Pizza, a Scarborough company that makes pizza dough sold at the stores. He was fired in June of last year for too many no-shows, according to company officials.
Police said Mitchell was caught on camera tampering with pizza dough at the Saco Hannaford shortly before his arrest.
The crime led to a recall of the pizza dough at Hannaford stores in five states. The recall later extended to Shaw’s and Star Markets.
Mitchell pleaded guilty in June to one count of tampering with a consumer product.
During his sentencing on Thursday, Mitchell tearfully addressed the court and apologized for his actions.
Mitchell’s defense attorney said the pandemic hit Mitchell hard, saying his client went from “living the American dream to him living in his car.”
Prosecutors said the crime was a brazen act with total disregard for the law.