Crime & Safety

Accused Sixes Road Burglar Arrested

Christopher Pierno of Canton is accused of taking money from the Rainbow Asia restaurant on Sixes Road.

A 31-year-old Canton man accused of taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the restaurant on Sixes Road on March 25 and March 31 is in custody at the without bond.

Christopher Pierno, a former employee of Rainbow Asia, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of burglary, said Lt. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

This isn't Pierno's first brush with the law, Baker said.

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In 2009, he was convicted of burglary in connection with an incident in Gwinnett County. In addition to the burglary charges, Pierno was arrested Wednesday on a parole violation.


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