Papa John’s Fire Ruled Arson; Domino’s Managers Charged - Polidicks

[release][h2]Papa John’s fire ruled arson; Domino’s managers charged[/h2] [img]http://sadpanda.us/images/736747-Z1F9E2M.jpg[/img] Two managers at a local Domino’s Pizza have been charged with arson in the Oct. 20 fire that charred the interior of one of their competitors, Papa John’s pizzeria of Lake City. Their intent was to increase business at their restaurant, according to Capt. John Blanchard, a spokesman for the Lake City Police Department. Bryan David Sullivan 21, Lake City, was arrested Friday. Sean Everett Davidson, 23, Lake City, was taken into custody Thursday. Sullivan was manager of the Domino’s at 2372 W. US 90. Davidson, also a manager there, reported to Sullivan. Sullivan reportedly told police he had believed his restaurant would attract more customers if Papa John’s, at 2815 NW U.S. 90, were closed. Blanchard said Sullivan confessed to recruiting Davidson to assist in the plan. The men reportedly built an incendiary device consisting of a small kitchen clock, a nine-volt battery and a sandwich baggie containing a small amount of gunpowder, but did not use it to start the fire. “They tried it out and it fizzled like a sparkler,” Blanchard said. The men allegedly used an accelerant to start the fire instead. Davidson suffered burns on his arms when the accelerant, which police did not identify, ignited prematurely, Blanchard said. The men told Blanchard they dismantled the incendiary device before throwing it from their moving vehicle as they drove south on I-75. Components of the device – including the baggie containing gunpowder roughly equal in size to a golf ball – lie somewhere between the U.S. 90 and Newberry Road exit on I-75, Blanchard said. Authorities were seen combing the area Friday evening. The device, should it ignite, would flash but not explode, Blanchard said he was told by agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Nonetheless, Lake City police ask anyone locating it to use caution and contact authorities immediately. Blanchard said Domino’s officials have been very cooperative with investigators and there is no reason to believe the owner of the Domino’s had prior knowledge of the fire, Blanchard said. However, the two suspects told others of their plan, according to Blanchard, and that led to their arrests. “After the fire some people got nervous and we got some tips,” Blanchard said. Some of those interviewed by police lied about their knowledge of the plot and slowed the investigation, according to Blanchard. “If everybody had been honest from the beginning we would’ve solved this a whole lot quicker,” he said. Some of those who mislead investigators may yet face arrest, Blanchard said, though the main conspirators have been caught. LCPD investigators Paul Kash, Kevin Johns and Patrick Ross led the investigation into the 3 a.m. fire.[/release] [URL=http://www.lakecityreporter.com/articles/2011/10/29/news/doc4eac28fae2288922591603.txt][IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/4ka0ki.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [highlight]I guess the peppers were a little hotter than usual.[/highlight] Oh, and I live right smack in the middle between these two restaurants.

and so begins....the great pizza war

War. War never changes.

inb4 thread becomes a "best pizza restaurant" debate

Rire?! RUH ROH! Anyways, I wasn't expecting anything less, they did kind of torch it on purpose.

[QUOTE=Hidole555;33206435]inb4 thread becomes a "best pizza restaurant" debate[/QUOTE] why the hell would anyone argue about why dominos is better?

[img]http://st-listas.20minutos.es/images/2011-08/300135/3144143_640px.jpg?1314322709[/img] 'Ruh Rough Raggy, there's a rire!' Don't want to be a dick, but spell check better next time.

[B]Could a mod edit the title to say "Fire" instead of "Rire"? I'm such a blind dumbass.[/B] [QUOTE=Dwarfy77;33206709][I]big-ass image[/I] 'Ruh Rough Raggy, there's a rire!' Don't want to be a dick, but spell check better next time.[/QUOTE] I noticed these right before you posted. I'm sorry I made a mistake.

[QUOTE=krazipanda;33206467]why the hell would anyone argue about why dominos is better?[/QUOTE] Dominos is better because it uses the Frostbite 2 engine

I hope they dough time in prison for this. [editline]10th November 2011[/editline] kill me

Why the fuck would they wanna burn down Papa Johns? Papa Johns is fuckin' delicious.

[QUOTE=Alex_DeLarge;33207185]Why the fuck would they wanna burn down Papa Johns? Papa Johns is fuckin' delicious.[/QUOTE] I'm sure this was obvious, but it's because it was Dominos who burnt it down. In other words, the main competitor in the area.

You need to pack the gunpowder into a hard shelled container or else it won't explode.

Everyone knows Pizza hut is the best. It's a known fact.

I must have smelt good in there

I hope the two managers realized that the bad rep that domino's is going to get from this is going to punish their business more than it would help it by closing down a single store.