Two men charged with murdering a Fayetteville restaurant manager faced the victim’s relatives in court Thursday.
Gregory Haney Jr., 24, and Ledarius Jackson, 25, learned in magistrate court they will have a bond hearing next week , Channel 2 Action News reported.
The two are charged with murdering Greg Smith, a night manager at Applebee’s restaurant, who was killed around 3 a.m. June 7.
“It was hard to see how young they were and to realize that they committed a violent, senseless act,” Smith’s cousin Jessayln Dorsey told the news station. “They are young adults themselves…to see them going down this path was really hard.”
Fayetteville police announced Wednesday that two men had been charged. Both men were already in custody elsewhere, Lt. Mike Whitlow said.
Haney didn't know Smith but was a former employee at the same North Glynn Street Applebee's where the shooting occurred, Whitlow said. Investigators believe he and Jackson targeted Smith in hopes he was carrying a night deposit from the restaurant.
Smith, who was not carrying a deposit, was found dead inside his car on the morning he was killed. His fiancee made the discovery after going to the restaurant when he didn’t answer his cellphone.
About the Author
