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Man Pleads Guilty in Restaurant Robbery That Killed Woman

A Louisiana man is heading to prison after a judge sentenced him to 89 years behind bars for his role in a violent restaurant robbery that killed a 21-year-old woman.

Young restaurant manager Taylor Friloux was stabbed to death on June 29, 2016, as two men ambushed employees taking out trash at a Raising Cane's restaurant in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner.

About $1,000 was stolen from the store's safe. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports one of the suspects, 21-year-old Gregory Donald, pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter and other crimes.

The plea deal spared Donald from a potential life sentence if he was convicted at trial of murder. Prosecutors have accused Joshua Every of fatally stabbing Friloux.

He's awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges and faces a possible death sentence.