ST. LOUIS – 9/8/26 – A St. Louis mail carrier has been accused of dumping at least 30,000 pieces of mail in vacant lots since 2024.

Armond Paige, 54, was indicted on September 2 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on one count of delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee. The indictment says that Paige dumped mail in vacant, weedy lots rather than delivering it. From roughly 2024 to April 29, 2026, Paige discarded at least 30,000 pieces of mail in various vacant lots, the indictment says. At the time, Paige was working out of the Maryville Gardens Post Office on Meramec Street in south St. Louis.

Paige appeared in court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty.

A charge set forth in an indictment is merely an accusation and does not constitute proof of guilt.  Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The charge carries a potential penalty of up to five years in jail, a fine of up to $250,000, or both prison and a fine.

The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gwen Carroll is prosecuting the case.