A Florida man has been sentenced to about 20 years in prison for a heartbreaking and shocking crime—killing his own grandfather, whom he lovingly called “Grampy,” and then speaking at his funeral as if he wasn’t responsible.
On Monday, 24-year-old Joshua Nareau admitted guilt by pleading no contest to second-degree murder for the death of his grandfather, 71-year-old James S. Khoury. The tragic incident unfolded in North Port, Florida. Circuit Judge Shannon H. McFee handed Nareau a sentence of 246 months, which equals a little over 20 years, with credit given for the time he had already spent in jail.
What made the case even more disturbing was Nareau’s behavior at Khoury’s funeral. He stood in front of mourners, took a deep breath, and spoke fondly of the man he had killed. “Jim, I called him Grampy. By blood, he was my grandfather, but as a person, he was my father,” Nareau told the crowd. He went on to praise Khoury as the man who had raised him and inspired him to be the person he was. The crowd likely had no idea of the dark truth…