Teens Enter Plea In Shakespeare Theater Fire

STRATFORD, CT — The three teens accused of setting the fire that destroyed the Shakespeare Theater have pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to the Connecticut Post. The teens have also been charged in connection to several fires in three other communities.

The Post reports Christopher Sakowicz, 18, and Vincent Keller, 18, both of Stratford, and 17-year-old Caleb Caraballo of Shelton, have each asked for a jury trial and the case has been continued to May 23.

Sakowicz and Keller were both arrested Monday by Environmental Conservation Police in connection with the vandalism and fire that occurred at the construction trailers at Silver Sands State Park in Milford on March 24. They have not been charged with the fire that destroyed three buildings under construction at Silver Sands on March 19. Officials say that fire is still being investigated and there currently is no connection between the two incidents.

The teens have also been charged in connection to two arson fires in West Haven in February — one at a vacant home on Richards Place and the other at the former Bilco Door Company, along with the January fire in a vacant building at the Southbury Training School and a fire at Good Earth Tree Care on Longbrook Avenue in Stratford that destroyed a truck last month, according to the Post.

Read more about Tuesday’s court appearance at the Connecticut Post here.

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