The News 3 Investigative Team continues to follow cases involving mail theft and mail carriers being robbed in Hampton Roads.
This is a nationwide problem as criminals are looking to find arrow keys in an effort to steal mail.
Federal court documents outline how 21-year-old O’Sirus Ford admits that on May 8, 2023, he and others robbed a postal carrier delivering mail on foot in Norfolk on the 2600 block of Ballentine Blvd.
It states that the next day, he contacted some friends and headed towards Newport News.
It states that after driving around and trying to find a target, he pulled a gun on a postal carrier in Hampton, saying, “Give me your keys, or I’m gonna shoot you,” and then began counting down.
Da’Twan Watson of Chesapeake and Jayden Stukes of Suffolk also pleaded guilty to their involvement in the Hampton robbery.
It happened on May 9, 2023, on the 100 block of Galax.
All three wearing masks and armed with guns, according to the documents.
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