LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Another man has pled guilty in connection to a break-in and theft from Build-A-Burger in Mount Morris, but denied under oath that anything other than a cash register and surveillance system was taken from the restaurant. Matthew Sapetko, 34, pled guilty and allocuted to Burglary in the Third Degree, saying that he, James Marullo, and Timothy Walker Jr. broke into Build-A-Burger on Begole Road in Mount Morris in and left … [Read more...]
Mac Salad Bandit Sentenced for Botched Burglary
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Mount Morris man was sentenced Tuesday morning for stealing security cameras, an empty cash register, and a big bowl of mac salad from Build-A-Burger on Begole Road on the day before Mother's day. The crime made headlines after police followed a convenient trail of macaroni salad along the greenway to the accused burglars, James Marullo, 35, Matthew Sapetko, 34, and Timothy Walker Jr., 23. Marullo was sentenced on … [Read more...]
Mac Salad Bandit Asks for Willard Sentence at Arraignment
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The attorney for one of the three 'Mac Salad Bandits' was already anticipating sentence possibilities as her client waived his right to Grand Jury review of his case and proceeded with arraignment by Superior Court Information. Timothy Walker Jr., 23, of Idaho, was arraigned on Burglary in the Third Degree, Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, and Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree charges Tuesday morning for the alleged … [Read more...]
Mac Salad Bandit Served Felony Indictments by Grand Jury
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – One of the three 'Mac Salad Bandits' has been indicted by a Grand Jury on Burglary and Forgery charges stemming from two separate incidents, including the alleged Mother's Day burglary at Build-A-Burger restaurant in Mount Morris. Matthew Sapetko, 34, of Mount Morris, was arraigned Tuesday morning on Burglary in the Third Degree, Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, and Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree charges for the … [Read more...]
Newsroom Rewind: Breaking News in June
SUNROOM – GeneseeSun.com Publisher Josh Williams and Editor in Chief Conrad Baker discuss several breaking news stories in the first week of June. Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian advised the community of a rash of fake bills that were attempted to be passed at the Key Bank and several other Main Street businesses. Trailways to Treasures brought out some of the best community yard and garage sales in the county this past weekend as … [Read more...]
Wife of Mac Salad Bandit Jailed for Serving Side of Tobacco
Want your news faster? Download our new mobile app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The spouse of James Marullo, one of the infamous 'mac salad bandits,' was arrested after allegedly slipping her hubby some tobacco at the Livingston County Jail. According to a press release from Livingston County Undersheriff Matthew Bean, Mariah White-Marullo, 22, of Mount Morris, was arrested and charged with Promoting Prison … [Read more...]
Mac Salad Bandit Squeals for Deal
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – James Marullo, one of the three infamous mac salad bandits, pled guilty to a felony Burglary charge on Tuesday and agreed to tell on his buddies as part of a negotiated state prison plea deal. Marullo, 35, agreed to testify at Grand Jury against co-conspirators Matthew Sapetko, 34, and Timothy Walker Jr., 23, and told all that happened on that fateful night before Mother's Day at Build-A-Burger in Mount Morris. "There … [Read more...]
Mac Salad Bandit Heaps More On Plate with New Arrest
MOUNT MORRIS – Criminal charges continue to stack for the mac salad bandits as investigations by local police continue to implicate them individually in other crimes, this time in the burglary of tools from house fire and internet scam victims Bob and Smidge Stevens. According to a press release from Mount Morris Police Chief Ken Mignemi and Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Timothy Walker Jr., 23, of Idaho, was arraigned on … [Read more...]
Bail Portioned for Mac Salad Bandit
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – One of the three mac salad bandits was granted a bail reduction Tuesday morning for his second pending criminal case, portioning his bail in half for his Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree charge stemming from his alleged use of a forged check. Bail for Matthew Sapetko, 34, was reduced from $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond to $5,000 cash to $10,000 bond for Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree in this case, filed on May 12, and … [Read more...]
Nation Calls to Get a Taste of the ‘Mac Salad Worth Stealing’
MOUNT MORRIS – The 'mac salad bandits' can't steal the spirit or sense of humor of Build A Burger, even though the hungry trio stole more than $3,000 of items in the shop including security cameras, the cash register, and a huge bowl of mac salad on Mother's Day. Owners Harold and Debbie Hill say that though their restaurant at 6455 Begole Road was vandalized and they had to turn customers away on Mother's Day, they are now actually picking … [Read more...]