Two South Florida residents are charged with shooting at a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier during the performance of his official duties.
Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Antonio J. Gomez, Postal Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Miami Division, Juan J. Perez, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) made the announcement.
Jacoby Myrick, 19, of Miami, and Marques Brown, 19, of Miami, are charged in a two count indictment with Assaulting a Federal Employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) and (b), and Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(iii). Brown was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff. Brown was ordered detained pending trial. Myrick is pending an appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.
According to the court record, including the indictment, on March 2, 2017, a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier was delivering mail at a residence in Southwest Miami-Dade County, as the home was being burglarized. Defendants Myrick and Brown allegedly fled the scene of the burglary in a single vehicle. While driving from the crime scene, one of the defendants shot at the letter carrier. The letter carrier was unharmed.
Mr. Greenberg commended the investigative efforts of the USPIS and MDPD. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Beranton J. Whisenant, Jr.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
