U. S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming | U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp sentenced Xavier Sean Boyd to 21 years and three months in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving the armed robbery of U.S. Postal Service workers in St. Louis County. Boyd, aged 20 from Jennings, was part of a group of five individuals who targeted postal carriers to steal arrow keys used to unlock mail collection boxes, subsequently using these keys to commit check fraud.
The incidents occurred during the summer of 2022, with Boyd robbing a postal carrier at gunpoint on June 1st on Chambers Road. The stolen key was later used by the conspirators to access mail from various locations including Berkeley and Ferguson.
On June 7th, Boyd and co-conspirator Roy Lee Jones deposited $19,199.60 in stolen checks into Jones' credit union account but were only able to withdraw $8,500. Further attempts to access funds deposited into Boyd's account were unsuccessful.
Additional robberies followed on June 9th when Jones and Boyd each robbed another postal carrier within minutes of each other while using Boyd’s mother’s SUV. A police chase ensued after they fled from officers, ending with Boyd crashing the vehicle and both men being apprehended nearby.
Boyd had attempted to obstruct the investigation while detained by advising a co-conspirator via video call from jail. Despite his criminal activities, he had recently graduated from a prestigious local high school and received at least one college acceptance.
Ruth Mendonça, Inspector in Charge leading the Chicago Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service which includes St. Louis Field Office, stated: “Postal Service employees play an integral role in our communities delivering mail to the American people... Postal Inspectors will aggressively investigate anyone who brings harm to these invaluable public servants.”
In September, Boyd pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery and two counts related to firearms possession during these crimes. Last month Judge Schelp sentenced Roy Lee Jones, aged 22, to seven years for similar charges.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service alongside St. Louis County Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Dunkel under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime through community cooperation and strategic enforcement efforts.
