A 21-year-old arrested in Arizona is facing federal charges in a case where he and another man are accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint.
Kyler Reese and Chaun Allen, both 22 and from Chicago, have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy, robbery of a mail carrier, and brandishing a firearm during a violent crime related to a 2022 incident, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Reese was taken into custody in Arizona the week of April 7 and appeared for a detention hearing in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The DOJ noted that he was initially arrested in Chicago back in March.
The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 16, 2022, when Reese is accused of pointing a gun at a mail carrier, demanding the carrier’s USPS keys and mail bag. He and Allen then fled in a stolen vehicle, according to the DOJ. The firearm used in the robbery was reportedly equipped with a “switch” device, allowing it to fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull…