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Man pleads guilty to setting fire to Shakespearean theater
June 5, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, file photo authorities respond after a fire broke out at the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Conn. A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to the renown Shakespearean theater and several other structures in four towns. Christopher Sakowicz, 20, of Stratford, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson charges Friday, June 4, 2021, in Bridgeport Superior Court, the Connecticut Post reported. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, File)Ned Gerard/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE- In this Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, file photo, a firefighter walks past what the remains of the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Conn. Christopher Sakowicz has pleaded guilty to setting fire to the renown Shakespearean theater and several other structures in four towns. Sakowicz faces 10 years in prison after p
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Accused Shakespeare Theater arsonists may plead guilty
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A dog sniffs through the burned wreckage during the ongoing fire investigation at the Shakespeare Theater site in Stratford on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. The theater was destroyed by fire early Jan. 13.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Smoke rises from the remains of the Shakespeare Theater in Stratford on Jan. 14, 2019, following a fire that engulfed the structure the previous morning.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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BRIDGEPORT The criminal case against three Stratford teenagers accused of setting fires in four communities on a whim including the blaze that burned the American Shakespeare Theater to the ground in 2019 is close to being resolved.