{"id":37477,"date":"2025-02-27T16:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=37477"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:26:54","slug":"montgomery-al-man-sentenced-to-more-than-nine-years-in-prison-for-armed-robbery-of-a-u-s-postal-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2025\/02\/27\/montgomery-al-man-sentenced-to-more-than-nine-years-in-prison-for-armed-robbery-of-a-u-s-postal-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Montgomery, AL Man Sentenced to More than Nine Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of a U.S. Postal Carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. \u2013 2\/26\/25 – A federal judge sentenced a Montgomery man for the robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Acting Inspector-in-Charge Mona Hernandez, Houston Division.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Anthony Darryl Barber, Jr., 24, to 109 months in prison.\u00a0 In October 2024, Barber pleaded guilty to robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier and using or carrying a firearm during a violent crime.<\/p>\n

According to the plea agreement, on May 3, 2023, a U.S. Postal carrier was delivering mail at an apartment complex in Huntsville.\u00a0 Barber approached the carrier, pointed a gun, and took the arrow key \u2013 a specialized key used by postal carriers to open U.S. Postal Service mailboxes.\u00a0 Barber then fled the scene.\u00a0 A Morgan County Sheriff\u2019s Office sergeant was on patrol in the area when dispatchers advised of a stolen car tag affixed to a white Nissan Altima.\u00a0 The tag had been reported stolen in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 30, 2023. The sergeant conducted a traffic stop on the white Altima, which Barber was driving.\u00a0When the sergeant asked Barber to pull the vehicle into a gravel driveway to clear the roadway, Barber sped away.\u00a0 The sergeant pursued Barber in a high-speed chase, which ended with Barber stopping and getting out of the car at the officer\u2019s command.\u00a0 The sergeant found a Glock 27, Gen 5 .40 caliber pistol in the right front pocket of Barber\u2019s pants.\u00a0 A search of the vehicle revealed a beige ski mask and postal arrow key.<\/p>\n

The USPIS investigated the case along with the Morgan County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Davis Barlow prosecuted the case.<\/p>\n

PEN’s previous coverage below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Montgomery, AL Man Arrested for Armed Robbery of a U.S. Postal Carrier<\/h1>\n

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. \u2013 10\/25\/23 \u2013 A Montgomery man was arrested in Huntsville on Tuesday on charges stemming from the robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector-in-Charge Scott D. Fix, Houston Division.<\/p>\n

A three-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Anthony Darryl Barber, Jr., 23, of Montgomery, Alabama, with robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier, unlawful possession of U.S. Postal Service Keys, and brandishing a firearm during a violent crime.\u00a0 The incident occurred in Madison County on May 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

To report United States Postal Service mail theft or other crimes committed through or towards the United States Postal Service, please contact the United States Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455 or\u00a0https:\/\/www.uspis.gov\/report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case along with the Morgan County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Huntsville Police Department.\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorney Davis Barlow is prosecuting the case.<\/p>\n

An indictment contains only charges.\u00a0 A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.<\/p>\n

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. \u2013 2\/26\/25 – A federal judge sentenced a Montgomery man for the robbery of a U.S. Postal carrier, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Acting Inspector-in-Charge Mona Hernandez, Houston Division. U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced Anthony Darryl Barber, Jr., 24, to 109 months in prison.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,72,110,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-theftandfraud","category-under-siege","category-postal-crime","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37479,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37477\/revisions\/37479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}