USPS offers reward in assault on carrier in Highland Springs
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The United States Postal Service is seeking the public’s help identifying the person who fired a paintball gun at a mail carrier in Highland Springs – and it’s offering a reward of as much as $50,000.
The assault happened June 19 at about 3:20 p.m., when the carrier was in the 200 block of South Elm Avenue. The carrier was walking along his normal route delivering mail when a green Chevrolet Malibu with Virginia license plates (pictured) circled around and shot several paintball rounds at him. He was hit, and then the car drove away.
Conviction on charges of assaulting a federal employee could result in as many as eight years in federal prison. If you have information about the case, call the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Hotline at 877-876-2455.
