A 31-year-old man in Washington state is accused of dressing up like a U.S. Postal Service carrier to personally deliver an extortion letter to a couple before pushing his way into their home and attacking them.
Ian Alexander Blair was taken into custody late last month and charged with burglary, assault, and extortion over the alleged attack, authorities announced.
According to a news release from the Seattle Police Department, at about 2:16 p.m. on Feb. 20, officers responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress at a residence in the 300 block of North 74th Street in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood. While en route, police learned that the alleged assailant was dressed as a mail carrier and “attacking the homeowner.”…