Rob Four Gamestops, Get 40 Years in Prison

Robbing a GameStop is no small crime in St. Tammany Parish, La., where 29-year-old Gregory Reaux was sentenced to 40 years in prison on three counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery. Reaux was convicted last month of robbing four GameStop stores, using a boxcutter as a weapon and wearing a torn-off shirt sleeve as a mask. Police caught him, box cutter in hand, during a stakeout, based on a description given by GameStop clerks who were previously robbed. For each of the four counts, State Judge August J. “A.J.” Hand sentenced Reaux to 10 years, served consecutively.

Reaux was studying sports management and hoped to become an agent, according to NOLA.com. He also previously worked at a GameStop in 2007 and 2008, but was fired for improperly using employee discounts and store deals. NOLA.com says GameStop didn’t pursue criminal charges at the time, and the accusations were unrelated to the robberies. [NOLA.com via Kotaku]