GameStop robber gets 40 years in prison

[DirtyDMan]

A former employee of a GameStop video game store in Hammond was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for robbing GameStop outlets in St. Tammany Parish last year.
gregoryreaux.jpgGregory Reaux

Gregory Reaux, 29, a graduate student who was studying sports management with the hopes of one day becoming an agent, was found guilty July 30 in Covington of three counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery.

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Gregory Reaux


State Judge August J. "A.J." Hand sentenced Reaux to 10 years for each conviction, to run consecutively for a total of 40 years in prison.

All four incidents were at area GameStop stores from which he took several thousand dollars along with various merchandise, according to testimony from the two week trial. He used a box-cutter as a weapon, wore a cut shirt sleeve as a mask, generally wore a hat and carried a black backpack for the loot.

Reaux worked at a GameStop store in Hammond in 2007 and 2008 before he was fired for improperly using employee discounts and store deals, and thereby in essence stealing from the store, according to testimony. Those accusations that led to his termination, which GameStop never pursued criminally, were unrelated to the crimes for which he was arrested.

During the trial, Assistant District Attorney Bruce Dearing also brought up five other GameStop robberies that Reaux is accused of committing in Jefferson and Livingston parishes. Authorities said Jefferson and Livingston are still weighing whether to pursue their cases against him.

Armed robbery is punishable by a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 99 years behind bars.

Reaux confessed after his April 30, 2009, arrest, the box cutter was found in his possession, and St. Tammany sheriff's deputies found some of the stolen merchandise in his car. During the trial, he testified that he was coerced into his confession after being told he'd only get probation if he admitted to the crimes.

GameStop robber gets 40 years in prison | NOLA.com (http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/08/gamestop_robber_gets_40_years.html)

40 years!!!! I would of thought he killed some buddy but he didnt.... Lol what a loser....

[HamadaLFC8]

THAT'S RIGHT!

Nobody steals our games! >: (

[LiNuX]

Maybe they have games in prison...


During the trial, he testified that he was coerced into his confession after being told he'd only get probation if he admitted to the crimes.

Makes me wonder if that's true.

[Yuuki]

Nahahahahahahaha.
Giggle.

[glenofimaal]

Wow.

Why would somethign ever think of stealing?

[Subb]

40 years is more like 15-25 if he's a good boy. I was sentenced to 7 years and only spent 6 months.

we are talkin prison here, not juvenile hall

[Jokersvirus]

Ontopic: Saying he was "forced" into a confession makes me think he is trying to play the race card and clearly failed at it... Armed Robbery for the lose. Come on how stupid are you to steal video games? Atleast get a better outfit or something, my god.

offtopic at grave: What you did might be considered a felony in adult court but in juvenile court it is considered a juvenile offense meaning that they wont charge you for the felony but will give you a lesser crime and sentence as to not harm your future for a stupid mistake.

[Muffincat]

Ontopic: Saying he was "forced" into a confession makes me think he is trying to play the race card and clearly failed at it... Armed Robbery for the lose. Come on how stupid are you to steal video games? Atleast get a better outfit or something, my god.


What? How is that in any way related to his race? I don't see the correlation there AT ALL. That makes me think that he was stating that he was "forced" into it by apparently being "bribed" with probation or whatever, and I don't know where on earth you can draw any sort of conclusion that he was using his race in any way in this matter. O_o

[Jokersvirus]

What? How is that in any way related to his race? I don't see the correlation there AT ALL. That makes me think that he was stating that he was "forced" into it by apparently being "bribed" with probation or whatever, and I don't know where on earth you can draw any sort of conclusion that he was using his race in any way in this matter. O_o


He is being "forced" by police to make a statement to lessen his sentence, he is trying to blame the police for this. Since it is commonly believed that all police officers are out to get blacks, it becomes a race card issue, implied.

[LiNuX]

I didn't even consider the race card until you just brought it up. So I don't think it had anything to do with it because they really didn't define what they meant by "coerced" - they could have offered him a lollipop for all we know.

[Muffincat]

Ermmmmm. I think it's kind of a stretch to assume that without any actual information as to whether or not that is actually the case, considering they did not give any further quote from the guy. Considering you're so into making sure no one makes judgments about people or situations without knowing all the facts, then, well, how can you just assume that? There is absolutely no way to tell if your assumption is accurate or not.

[Jokersvirus]

Its hard to explain where im coming from in this type of situation Muffin. You arent from my "world" and my understanding. So im not even sure how to explain this to you.

[Muffincat]

That is what you always say whenever someone argues against you, Joker. You never actually explain things, and say the rest of us are too ignorant to POSSIBLY understand the magical world of law enforcement.

You ARE making assumptions. The language is ambiguous at best, and gives a poor account of what actually happened. It's vague and just gives enough information to describe the situation, as an article usually does. If a police officer were being mentioned, you would be going crazy about "not taking things out of context" and "seeing the police report to know for sure," so how can you possibly do this, when there is NO information supporting your claim?

Possibly the man was playing the race card - not ruling it out as a possibility - but there is absolutely no mention of it, or any quote to support your assumption.

You can't say without further knowledge.

But go ahead, explain it to me.

[Jokersvirus]

LOL, see muffin im not saying anyone is ignorant. I could but that would start a fight, What im saying is I dont know how to explain it to you, even if i tried to explain it It wouldnt make sense. So your putting words in my mouth and I dont like that.

Doesnt have to be mention of it. News doesnt report the full story, never do. They give you enough to see what is going on and to piece together.

So please, dont act like im saying your "too ignorant" I said I dont know how to explain it, so if your going to be rude about it, you should go calm down before speaking again :).

[LiNuX]

Calm down people, it's just the news happening to someone elsewhere in the world.

The funny thing about assumption is that you don't have to really support it because then it becomes a fact.

[Muffincat]

LOL, see muffin im not saying anyone is ignorant. I could but that would start a fight, What im saying is I dont know how to explain it to you, even if i tried to explain it It wouldnt make sense. So your putting words in my mouth and I dont like that.

Doesnt have to be mention of it. News doesnt report the full story, never do. They give you enough to see what is going on and to piece together.

So please, dont act like im saying your "too ignorant" I said I dont know how to explain it, so if your going to be rude about it, you should go calm down before speaking again :).

Don't presume my feelings or emotions; I am perfectly calm ;)

I just expect people to be able to back up the things they say. If you can't explain it, then no one will ever be able to understand what you are talking about or where you are coming from.

It makes it extremely difficult to have any sort of actual discussion.

And, Linux, I think one does have to support an assumption. Just because it's a "fact" for you, doesn't mean it's "true," or a "fact" to anyone else. o.o Assumptions can be proven false easily with additional information. They're incredibly dangerous.

[LiNuX]

And, Linux, I think one does have to support an assumption. Just because it's a "fact" for you, doesn't mean it's "true," or a "fact" to anyone else. o.o Assumptions can be proven false easily with additional information. They're incredibly dangerous.

That's why assumptions make an ass out of u and me. I remember that from the 3rd or 4th grade...

[Subb]

lmao muffin does a have some very valid points in this thread, but damn a bit harsh much?