Man sentenced following USPS mail carrier robberies in Southern Nevada

A Las Vegas man has been sentenced following a string of mail carrier robberies in 2023.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada, James Earl Thompson, 31, has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term after being convicted of robbing several USPS mail carriers last year.

On five different occasions last year, according to officials, Thompson "brandished a firearm" and robbed mail carriers as they were delivering on their routes in the Las Vegas area.

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Thompson pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon and two counts of being a felon in possession of a gun.

Thompson was arrested by Metro Police on March 9 in Las Vegas. At the time, he was found with two handguns. He has past convictions in Clark County for attempted burglary, possession of stolen property, and firearm crimes, among other charges.

In a statement, Glen Henderson, USPS Inspector in Charge for the agency's Phoenix Division, called it a "significant sentence" and said it sends "a message that those who attack public servants will be brought to justice."

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