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    Raising Cane’s murder, robbery suspect Gregory Donald to stand trial Monday

    By Michelle Hunter
    The Times-Picayune

    Jury selection is expected to begin Monday morning (Jan. 14) in the Jefferson Parish murder trial of Gregory Donald, one of the men accused in a violent Kenner robbery that ended with the fatal stabbing of Raising Cane's manager Taylor Friloux.

    Donald, 21, of Kenner, is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, false imprisonment while armed with a weapon, intimidation of a witness and obstruction of justice in the June 29, 2016, holdup.

    He is the first of the four suspects arrested in the case to head to trial. Codefendants Mark Crocklen and Ariana Runner pleaded guilty to their roles in the robbery last year.

    The crime’s alleged mastermind, Joshua Every, 26, still awaits trial. Every is charged with first-degree murder and faces the death penalty.

    Brutal stabbing

    Authorities say Donald and Every ambushed Raising Cane’s employees about 1:15 a.m. as they were taking out the trash behind the business, located at 3344 Williams Boulevard. Every was a former employee who had worked under Friloux. Donald also briefly worked at the location, according to Kenner police.

    Armed with a knife and a box cutter, Every and Donald forced Friloux, 21, to open the business’ locked back door. Every stabbed Friloux twice in the chest before they all entered the building, Kenner police said.

    Once inside, the robbers had Friloux open the store safe. Donald grabbed a bag of cash and ran out of the business to a parked getaway vehicle, driven by co-defendant Crocklen, authorities said.

    Video surveillance cameras recorded Every crouching over Friloux after she collapsed to the ground. He viciously stabbed her in the neck, head and chest, before fleeing the restaurant, Kenner police said.

    Friloux suffered knife wounds to her windpipe and liver, as well as a cut that almost severed her ear. The fatal injury was a punctured aorta, according to the Jefferson Parish coroner’s office. Friloux died at University Medical Center in New Orleans.

    Detectives immediately identified Every as a suspect in the case because his former coworkers recognized him, authorities said.

    Crocklen surrendered to authorities after hearing of Friloux’s death. He confessed to the robbery, telling authorities that murder wasn’t part of the original plan.

    A judge sentenced him to a total of 40 years in prison after Crocklen pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, false imprisonment while armed with a weapon, intimidation of a witness and obstruction of justice.

    Robbery recruit

    Prosecutors sealed the plea agreements for Crocklen and Runner, so there’s no confirmation of whether they are expected to testify against Donald.

    But Runner, who pleaded guilty Sept. 7 to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and obstruction of justice, has not yet been sentenced. She admitted connecting Donald with Every, who was looking for a getaway vehicle and another accomplice during the robbery’s month-long planning stage, authorities said.

    Every’s first recruit for the crime backed out after the man’s girlfriend demanded a cut of the take to keep her mouth closed, according to Kenner police. Every is accused of having stabbed the girl after she made the demand.

    Runner suggested Donald, her coworker at Walmart, 300 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner. Donald supplied the alleged getaway vehicle, a gold Toyota Highlander that belonged to the mother of his then-girlfriend, authorities said.

    Detectives used automated license-plate recognition cameras to identify the SUV and tracked the registration to a Kenner home. Donald walked out of the house while police were conducting surveillance, authorities said.

    Noting that he fit the description of the second robber, police took Donald into custody. Crocklen identified Donald as one of the co-conspirators, according to court records.

    During questioning, Donald confessed to taking part in the robbery, but claimed he was the getaway driver, Kenner police said. He later admitted going into the restaurant when detectives showed him a photo from the store’s video surveillance system, according to authorities.

    Judge Lee Faulkner of the 24th Judicial District Court will preside over the trial, which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

    https://www.nola.com/crime/2019/01/r...al-monday.html
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    Gregory Donald gets 89 years for role in brutal 2016 slaying of Kenner Raising Cane's manager

    By Chad Calder
    The New Orleans Advocate

    Gregory Donald, 21, was sentenced to 89 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter, armed robbery and other charges stemming from the 2016 killing of Taylor Friloux, a 21-year-old Raising Cane's manager brutally stabbed to death while working at the Williams Boulevard restaurant.

    Donald, who was facing life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder, accepted a deal with prosecutors in return for the plea to a lesser charge.

    It leaves Joshua Every, 26, as the sole remaining defendant in the case. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty on a first-degree murder charge against Every, who they say was captured on surveillance video stabbing the young woman repeatedly during the June 29, 2016, robbery.

    Judge Lee Faulkner, of 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, sentenced Donald to 89 years for the two counts of armed robbery, 40 years for manslaughter and 49˝ years for conspiracy to commit armed robbery. He is not eligible for parole, probation or a suspended sentence on the manslaughter and robbery counts.

    He also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years each for intimidation of a witness and obstruction of justice, the latter for disposing of the box cutter used in the killing. The sentences will all run concurrently.

    Donald will be eligible for early release for good behavior when he has served 75 percent of his sentence, though he would be almost 90 at that time.

    Authorities said Every and Donald held Friloux and two other employees hostage outside the store before gaining entrance. They said surveillance video footage shows Every stabbing Friloux twice as they go in the door and then, after taking $1,000 from the store's safe, stabbing her several more times as she lay on the floor.

    Friloux died from stab wounds to her neck, abdomen and sternum; one of her ears was partially severed.

    Jamie Reavis, Friloux's mother, and other relatives testified Monday during victim-impact testimony that they will never get over the young woman's death.

    “You’re not a nice person,” Reavis said, looking at Donald sitting a few feet away. “You set out to commit a robbery, and you succeeded by robbing my daughter, Taylor, of her future, of robbing her family and her friends of any future with her.”

    "Remember this face,” she said, holding up a framed picture of Taylor. “When you sleep at night, this is what you’re going to see.”

    https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orle...b89711c39.html
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Man accused of stabbing Raising Cane’s manager to death found incompetent for trial

    By WVUE News

    KENNER, La. (WVUE) - A 26-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing the manager of a Raising Canes in Kenner in 2016 was found incompetent to stand trail Wednesday (Aug. 21), court documents show.

    Investigators say Joshua Every stabbed 21-year-old Taylor Friloux to death while robbing a Raising Canes restaurant in the 3300 block of Williams Boulevard in the early morning hours of June 29, 2016. According to Kenner police, surveillance video shows Every standing over the wounded Friloux and continued to stab her in the head, neck and chest.

    Every is facing several charges, including first-degree murder and armed robbery, court documents show, and the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office is pursing the death penalty.

    Three other people have also been charged in the case.

    Gregory Donald, 21, was accused of ambushed employees with Every after the restaurant closed and when the workers were taking out the trash. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges earlier this year and was sentenced to a total of 89 years.

    Another man, 27-year-old Mark Crocklen, admitted to being the getaway driver. He has also pleaded guilty to charges including manslaughter and armed robbery.

    Ariana Runner pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Investigators said the 25-year-old was aware of the scheme and brought Donald into it. Runner has not been sentenced yet.

    Friloux’ Family members said she recognized one of the thieves as a former employee and was trying to keep her staff safe when she was stabbed multiple times.

    After Wednesday’s competency hearing, Judge Lee Faulkner ordered Every to be sent to the East Louisiana Mental Health Facility for treatment. A second competency hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13.

    https://www.fox8live.com/2019/08/22/...mpetent-trail/
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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    In deadly Kenner Raising Cane's robbery, defendant awaiting sentencing released from jail

    By Michelle Hunter
    NOLA.com

    Two and a half years after Ariana Runner pleaded guilty to her role in an armed robbery at a Kenner Raising Cane’s that ended in the brutal slaying of the restaurant’s young manager, a Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday granted her request to be released from jail on home incarceration so she can care for her ill mother.

    Runner, 27, has been held at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna since her July 2016 arrest in connection with the robbery and stabbing death of 21-year-old Taylor Friloux.

    Relatives of Friloux already reckoning with the emotions surrounding the tragic anniversary -- June 29 will mark five years -- were in court Wednesday and described Runner’s request as a gut punch. But, after discussing the details with prosecutors and among themselves, relatives found empathy for Runner.

    “We’re all about family,” said Jamie Reavis, Friloux's mother. “If her mom is ill, she should be allowed to take care of her.”

    Although Runner pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and obstruction of justice in a murder investigation, Runner has not yet been sentenced. Jefferson Parish prosecutors said Wednesday that won't happen until after the trial of her co-defendant and alleged robbery mastermind Joshua Every, a former Raising Cane's employee.

    Runner is cooperating with prosecutors and expected to testify against Every, 28, who faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder, authorities said.

    Runner’s attorney, Warren Belfield III, did not disclose the nature of her mother's illness. But the motion requesting her release states that Runner, an only child, is needed to help her mother battle “life-threatening injuries,” court records said.

    After prosecutors took no position on the matter, Judge Lee Faulkner of the 24th Judicial District Court ordered Runner released to house arrest.

    She will be required to wear an ankle monitor and can only leave the house for medical appointments and church. Faulkner ordered that Runner undergo random drug testing and barred her from using social media or contacting anyone connected the case other than her attorney and prosecutors.

    Runner has admitted to recruiting Gregory Donald, 23, the man police say accompanied Every into the Raising Cane’s, 3344 Williams Blvd., Kenner, on the night of the robbery. Every and Donald, armed with a knife and a box cutter, ambushed employees as they took out the trash after closing.

    Every is accused of viciously stabbing Friloux, the shift manager and his former co-worker, before making off with about $1,000 from the safe.

    Donald was sentenced to 89 years in prison after pleading guilty in January 2019 to manslaughter, armed robbery and host of other charges.

    Getaway driver Mark Crocklen, 29, pleaded guilty to the same charges as Donald in October 2018 but was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

    In addition to murder, Every faces two counts of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, false imprisonment while armed with a weapon, intimidation of a witness and obstruction of justice.

    The court ruled Every incompetent to stand trial on Aug. 21, 2019. He was sent to the East Louisiana State Mental Health Facility in Jackson and has been held there ever since. His case included several continuances throughout 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Every is scheduled to return to court July 7 for a status on his mental competency. And just as they have for every hearing, Friloux’s family said they will be in the gallery, awaiting justice.

    “It’s day-by-day,” said Suzi Guerin, Friloux's godmother and Reavis' partner.

    https://www.nola.com/news/crime_poli...ee2284595.html
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    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Man accused in 2016 stabbing of Cane's employee taken from mental facility to Jefferson Parish jail

    Joshua Every had been declared incompetent to stand trial. His competency status may be reconsidered in August

    WDSU Digital Team

    A man facing first-degree murder charges in the 2016 stabbing of a Raising Cane's employee will be moved from a state mental health facility to the Jefferson Parish jail, his attorney said Wednesday.

    The Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office said they are seeking the death penalty for Joshua Every in connection with the murder and armed robbery charges in an attack that left 21-year-old Taylor Friloux dead. Every was identified by detectives as the assailant and knew Friloux because he also worked at the restaurant, though he was not working at the time of the robbery attempt and stabbing.

    Every had previously been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Every's attorney Kerry Cuccia, speaking to investigative reporter Travers Mackel after a hearing in the case Wednesday morning, said the decision by the state hospital in Jackson, Louisiana, to move him to a jail facility is an indication their competency efforts have been successful, though there is no court ruling at this point reflecting that. His competency could come up at the next hearing in the case on Aug. 11, Cuccia said.

    https://www.wdsu.com/article/man-acc...-jail/36955955
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
    - Rowan Atkinson

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    Man accused in 2016 stabbing of Cane's employee expected in court

    NEW ORLEANS —
    The man accused of fatally stabbing a Cane's employee in Kenner in 2016 is expected in court Wednesday.

    Joshua Every is due for a status hearing at 9 a.m.

    This comes after Every was moved from a mental health facility to the Jefferson Parish jail earlier this month.

    The Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office said they are seeking the death penalty for Every in connection with the murder and armed robbery charges in an attack that left 21-year-old Taylor Friloux dead.

    Every was identified by detectives as the assailant and knew Friloux because he also worked at the restaurant, though he was not working at the time of the robbery attempt and stabbing.

    Every had previously been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Every's attorney, Kerry Cuccia, speaking to investigative reporter Travers Mackel after a hearing in the case Wednesday morning, said the decision by the state hospital in Jackson, Louisiana, to move him to a jail facility is an indication their competency efforts have been successful, though there is no court ruling at this point reflecting that. His competency could come up at the next hearing in the case on Aug. 11, Cuccia said.

    2016 attack

    Kenner police have said Every planned the robbery at the restaurant. They said Every can be seen on store surveillance cameras stabbing Friloux.

    Friloux walked outside past an employee who was being held at knifepoint, police said. Investigators said she was stabbed and forced back inside by Every and Gregory Donald Jr. who was also arrested.

    Police said Friloux recognized Every, who forced her to the floor with a knife at her throat. Every stabbed the woman several more times before leaving, police said.

    Ariana Runner, 22, and Mark Crocklen Jr., 24, were also arrested for their roles in the crime. Officials said Crocklen was the getaway driver. Runner was not at the restaurant, but helped recruit people to commit the crime, officials said.

    https://www.wdsu.com/article/man-acc...court/37089353

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    In deadly Kenner Raising Cane's robbery, mental competency of suspect still in question

    Almost three years after he was ruled incompetent and sent to a state mental health facility, Jefferson Parish court officials are still trying to determine whether Joshua Every can stand trial in the stabbing death of a manager during the 2016 armed robbery of a Kenner Raising Cane's restaurant.

    Doctors with the Eastern Louisiana State Mental Health System in Jackson informed the court earlier this month that after treatment, Every, 28, "has the mental capacity to proceed" and can assist his attorney in his defense, according to Jefferson Parish Court records.

    But Every's defense team told the court they would not agree to the state doctors' findings because of contradictions in the report, court records said.

    For example, state physicians diagnosed Every as malingering, faking or exaggerating his psychotic symptoms, despite finding that he needed anti-psychotic medications to maintain mental competency, according to the defense motion from attorney Kerry Cuccia.

    During a hearing Wednesday, Judge Lee Faulkner of the 24th Judicial District Court continued the matter until Sept. 1 to give Cuccia more time to complete subpoenas requesting additional documents from the state hospital about Every's treatment and his time at facility.

    Every is facing the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Taylor Friloux, 21. He is accused of planning the June 29, 2016, robbery of the Raising Cane's restaurant in the 3300 block of Williams Boulevard that Friloux managed. Every was a former employee.

    Every and confessed accomplice Gregory Donald, 23, ambushed employees as they took out the trash after closing, according to Kenner police.

    Once Friloux handed over about $1,000 from the business safe, Every repeatedly stabbed the already-wounded Friloux in the head, neck and chest, an attack recorded by surveillance cameras, authorities said.

    During his 2019 court-ordered mental competency evaluation, doctors said they suspected Every may have been exaggerating his symptoms and described him as resistant and challenging, court records said.

    But they still found him mentally incompetent out of an abundance of caution, noting that it would allow Every to go through a more careful and thorough evaluation by state mental health professionals. The case was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Friloux's mother and other relatives again packed the gallery of the courtroom on Wednesday, as they've done for every hearing since Every's arrest. They recently marked the five-year anniversary of Friloux's death just days after another defendant in the case, Ariana Runner, 27, was released to home incarceration.

    Runner is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and obstruction of justice for recruiting Donald to participate in the holdup. Donald was sentenced to 89 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, armed robbery and other charges.

    A fourth defendant, getaway driver Mark Crocklen, who pleaded guilty to the same charges as Donald, was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

    https://www.nola.com/news/crime_poli...24d70c16c.html

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