A mail carrier based in Merrifield could face up to a decade in prison after she intentionally crashed and damaged U.S. Postal Service vehicles, the Department of Justice says.
The 31-year-old woman pleaded guilty yesterday (Tuesday) to the destruction of U.S. government property, a charge stemming from a Jan. 16 incident where she allegedly became enraged after being unable to find her cell phone.
According to court documents, the carrier had finished her shift at the USPS delivery annex in Merrifield (2920 Eskridge Road) around 5 p.m. that day and left the facility when she realized her phone was missing. Upon returning to the post office a few minutes later, she “began accusing other USPS employees and supervisors of stealing her cell phone,” prosecutors said in a statement of facts…