Legal Niches

Louisiana's GameStop Bandit Given 40 Years

By pete_gallagher

A 29-year old who robbed at least four GameStop stores last year in Louisiana was sentenced to 10 years for each incident, giving him a total of 40 years in prison.

Gregory Reaux (pictured) was an ex-GameStop employee, who was fired from the videogame retailer in 2008 for 'improperly using employee discounts and store deals,' according to NOLA.com. A graduate student, Reaux robbed the GameStops armed with a box cutter while wearing a 'cut shirt sleeve as a mask.' He reportedly absconded with several thousand dollars from the robberies, along with 'various merchandise.'

An earlier story detailing Reaux's arrest put the tally of robbed stores at six, in the towns of Slidell, Jefferson Parish, Hammond, Walker and Denham Springs, Noting that he had not yet robbed a store in Mandeville, officers staked out the local GameStop and promptly busted Reaux as he was preparing to commit his next crime.
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on August 17, 2010 (boomark / email).