PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced on Tuesday that a 55-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to almost 22 years in prison for multiple attacks against US postal workers.
September 2021, authorities say James Chandler pleaded guilty in to charges in connection with two incidents that occurred on January 11 and February 4, 2021.
Authorities say Chandler robbed postal workers using a fake handgun, forcing them into their postal trucks and stealing packages from inside the truck.
During the incident in February, Chandler forced a postal worker to drive him several blocks in her postal truck before he fled on foot. "Targeting and violently assaulting employees of the U.S.