BANGOR, Maine: An Oakland man was sentenced today in federal court for destruction of letter boxes, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
U.S District Judge John. A Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Jonathan Charles Michaud, 43, to five years of probation. Michaud pled guilty on May 24, 2021.
According to court records, in October 2018, law enforcement officers were called to an Oakland neighborhood where a fire had been set in a residential mailbox. Messages had been handwritten on bills addressed to different residences, and one of these handwritten messages contained the telephone number of Michaud’s mother, with whom he resided. Investigators learned that several other mailboxes in the neighborhood had also been vandalized. In addition, a handwritten note was found in one mailbox stating, “Jonathan Charles is dead at my home, will find me dead in my room, bye mom and dad.” A state search warrant was obtained for Michaud’s residence, and investigators found evidence linking him to the vandalized mailboxes, including fingerprint and handwriting matches.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Maine Office of State Fire Marshal; and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.
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