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A pizza deliveryman was held at gunpoint for food and cash in South of South last week.
The 52-year-old employee of Gennaro’s Pizza, 1315 Bainbridge St., headed to a delivery location on the 700 block of South Mole Street at midnight Friday, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. As he walked up to the intended delivery address, William Welton, 39, allegedly pushed him to the ground, pointed a gun to his face and demanded money. The worker gave him $85 and the order, valued at about $40.
Police received a lead upon interviewing neighbors who pointed officers to the offender’s home on the 1500 block of Catharine Street, Tolliver said. He was arrested, and police gathered evidence from his home.
Welton was charged with aggravated assault, robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person, according to court records. His bail was set at $250,000, which was not posted by press time.
He pled guilty to eight counts of robbery from 1993 to ’94. In 2008, he pled guilty to another robbery, according to court records. He also was sentenced to probation for two retail thefts this year.
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