3/17/25 – A Colorado Springs man who forged a set of keys from dinner knives to break into apartment building mailboxes in three Front Range cities was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison.
Adam Christopher Turner, 41, fashioned master keys to large “cluster boxes” in Peyton, Colorado Springs and Parker, according to prosecutors. Turner was arrested in May 2024 by deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. At that time, investigators needed a moving truck, two vans and four tow trucks to transport all the evidence gathered at Turner’s residence and storage unit, according to CBS affiliate KKTV.
That evidence included license plates and driver’s licenses, credit and debit cards, electronics, tools, clothing, as well as drugs and guns. Many more items found had been purchased by Turner using stolen credit and debit cards, according to case documents.
As reported last year by CBS Colorado, Turner made several purchases – thousands of dollars each – using the stolen cards. Read more
PEN previous coverage below:
Colorado Springs Man Indicted On 11 Counts of Mail Theft
DENVER – 7/16/24 – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Adam Christopher Turner, 40, of Colorado Springs, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on June 27, 2024, on 11 counts of fraud in connection with unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, possession of stolen mail, possession of stolen mail keys, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to the indictment, Turner was linked to a multitude of thefts from community mailboxes in El Paso County, and in Parker, Colorado. The indictment alleges that Turner utilized counterfeit postal service master keys, called arrow keys, to steal mail from community mailboxes, also known as cluster box units. When a search warrant was executed on Turner’s residence, police found approximately 70 grams of methamphetamine, arrow keys, a firearm, and numerous pieces of stolen mail and stolen identity documents. Turner was on probation at the time of the execution of the warrant and is a convicted felon.
The defendant made his initial appearance on July 8, 2024, in Denver, in front of Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak.
The charges contained in the indictment are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case is being investigated by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Postal Inspection Service. The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Sonia Dave.
