A Montgomery man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Mona Hernandez, Acting Inspector-in-Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Houston Division.
U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze handed down a 109-month sentence to Anthony Darryl Barber, Jr., aged 24, following his guilty plea in October 2024 to charges of robbing a postal carrier and using or carrying a firearm during a violent crime.
The incident occurred on May 3, 2023, when Barber approached a postal carrier delivering mail at an apartment complex in Huntsville. He brandished a gun and stole an arrow key used by postal carriers to access mailboxes before fleeing the scene.
A Morgan County Sheriff's Office sergeant, who was patrolling nearby, received information about a stolen car tag attached to a white Nissan Altima reported stolen from Montgomery on April 30, 2023. The sergeant stopped the vehicle driven by Barber but he sped away when asked to pull into a driveway.
After a high-speed chase, Barber complied with commands to stop and exit the vehicle. A Glock 27 Gen 5 .40 caliber pistol was found in his pants pocket along with items including a beige ski mask and the stolen postal arrow key discovered inside the car.
The case was investigated by the USPIS alongside the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Davis Barlow.
