BALTIMORE — A federal grand jury has indicted a 47-year-old Baltimore man for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier with a knife during a delivery earlier this year, federal prosecutors announced.
JAMIE PAUL TAYLOR was formally charged with assaulting a federal employee in connection with the June 11 incident, in which he allegedly used a deadly weapon to inflict bodily harm on a letter carrier performing official duties in the 3100 block of Strickland Street.
According to the indictment, Taylor confronted the victim, accused him of not being a legitimate postal worker, and stated he was going to retrieve a knife. He then returned and attacked the carrier, injuring the victim’s finger and elbow as the postal employee attempted to flee. Taylor also threw the knife at the victim before being subdued by the victim and witnesses at the scene.
Law enforcement officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the area shortly after the incident. The victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening.
If convicted, Taylor faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory considerations.
The indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes for the District of Maryland, along with Postal Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley. The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Rigney.
Taylor remains presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
