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Viral Story About Pizza Hut Break-In Leads To Discussion On Mental Health

Alice York of Greensboro with her son, Richard Quintero. Photo courtesy of The High Point Enterprise.

Two months ago, the story of a low-level High Point break-in at a pizza restaurant went viral after the man who broke in called 911 claiming he was Jesus.

The seemingly comical incident spread quickly across the internet. That wasn't the end of the story though.

The High Point Enterprise recently ran an update, explaining that Richard Quintero's brief but infamous call was part of a much longer struggle with mental illness.

WFDD's Paul Garber spoke with reporter Jimmy Tomlin, who wrote the story.

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