Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbing Postal Employee

A Lucas County man has been sentenced to prison for robbing and threatening a U.S. postal carrier with violence while the carrier was on an official delivery route at an apartment complex.

Damere Wilson, 21, of Toledo, was sentenced to 20 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary after pleading guilty in June to robbery of mail, money, or other property of the United States, stealing mail collection box keys, and mail theft. Wilson was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after imprisonment.

According to court documents, Wilson drove an unidentified individual to the Piccadilly Apartments in Oregon, Ohio on March 12, 2024. The unidentified individual approached a United States Postal Service letter carrier who was on a delivery route, pushed a hard object into the letter carrier's back and demanded the key for the mailboxes. Under the threat of violence, the letter carrier provided the key to this unidentified individual, who then quickly fled the scene. Wilson drove the unidentified individual away from the Piccadilly Apartments after the robbery was committed.

During a search warrant execution of Wilson's residence in Toledo, investigators found the postal key that was stolen from the letter carrier during the robbery, as well as more than 200 checks totaling thousands of dollars from more than 100 mail theft victims throughout northern Ohio.

The investigation preceding the indictment was a collaborative effort conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and the City of Oregon Police Division.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank H. Spryszak for the Northern District of Ohio.

To report mail theft or other crimes committed through, or towards, the United States Postal Service, call the USPIS at 1-877-876-2455 or visit https://www.uspis.gov/report

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