Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - CURTIS WESLEY THOMAS, SR., 37, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange to serve the statutory maximum of 96 months in federal prison for assaulting a postal carrier, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
According to court records, on Oct. 21, 2015, Thomas assaulted and robbed a postal carrier who was working delivering the mail in Southwest Oklahoma City. Specifically, the carrier was stuck in the head, punched in the face several times, placed in a choke hold, and slammed to the pavement at which time he became unconscious. The carrier’s satchel containing mail, a package scanner, and cell phone were taken. Following a thorough investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service identified Thomas as the perpetrator.
Thomas was charged by criminal complaint on Dec. 11, 2015, and later indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 20, 2016. He pled guilty on Nov. 2, 2016, to assaulting the postal carrier.
At his sentencing, Judge Miles-LaGrange ordered that Thomas serve the statutory maximum of 96 months in federal prison and that his federal sentence begin only after he first serves his 20-year sentence (the first 10 years suspended) on July 5, 2016, in Oklahoma County District Court for robbery with a firearm. After serving his state and then federal sentence, Thomas must also serve three years of supervised release.
This case is a result of an investigation conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles W. Brown.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
