Cincinnati man pleads guilty to armed robbery of postal carrier

CINCINNATI – Lamarion Gray, 19, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to armed robbery of a United States postal carrier.

The agreement calls for a sentence of 80 to 100 months in prison.

Gray is one of at least a dozen defendants charged in the Southern District of Ohio since 2022 with crimes related to postal robberies.

According to court documents, on July 12, 2023, Gray used a handgun and robbed a postal carrier for the carrier’s arrow key and vehicle key.

At approximately 4:30pm, Gray approached the mail carrier who was delivering mail by foot near Cliffside Drive in Cincinnati. Gray displayed a firearm and demanded the keys.

Video surveillance of the armed robbery was obtained by nearby residences.

When federal agents executed a search warrant on Gray’s vehicle, they discovered a postal arrow key and vehicle key, the gloves consistent to those used during the robbery, and a gold-colored barrel for a handgun consistent with the firearm used during the robbery.

Sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court at a future hearing based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Lesley Allison, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Pittsburgh Division; and Colerain Township Police Chief Edwin C. Cordie III announced the guilty plea entered today before Senior U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy S. Mangan is representing the United States in this case.

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