19-Year-Old Cincinnati Man Sentenced To 90 Months In Federal Prison For The July 2023 Robbery Of A Postal Carrier
Monday, August 6, 2024, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CINCINNATI, OH. On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Lamarion Gray, 19, of Cincinnati, Ohio, appeared in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and was sentenced by a U.S. Magistrate Judge to 90 months in Federal Prison in connection with the Armed Robbery of a U.S. postal carrier last summer.
U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett also ordered that Gray, upon his release from prison, would be subject to an additional five years of supervised release and pay $14,176 in restitution.
Gray is one of more than a dozen individuals who have been charged in the Southern District of Ohio since 2022 in connection with multiple postal robberies.
According to court documents filed with the court, during the afternoon hours on July 12, 2023, Gray approached a letter carrier who was delivering mail on foot. Gray brandished a handgun and pointed it at the carrier, demanding she turn over her keys. The carrier complied and gave her keys to Gray, at which point he fled on foot.
Postal Inspectors, along with local Police Officers, canvassed the neighborhood, talked with residents, and located video surveillance footage showing Gray going into his girlfriend’s residence.
As part of the investigation, Inspectors executed a court-authorized search warrant on Gray’s residence. During the search, Inspectors uncovered large amounts of stolen mail, including many stolen checks.
Gray was taken into custody and charged. On March 1, 2024, Gray appeared in U.S. District Court and entered a guilty plea to one count of Robbery of U.S. Property.
“This case is part of a series of mail thefts and bank frauds that have victimized the Greater Cincinnati area over the past few years,” said Kenneth L. Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. “Armed assault on a postal worker has a significant, negative impact on all letter carriers, and eventually on everyone in the community who relies on the U.S. Postal Service.”
