ST. LOUIS – Two men already accused of robbing two U.S. Postal Service workers at gunpoint in St. Louis County have been charged with a third robbery.
Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said the amended indictment charges Roy Lee Jones, 21, and Xavier Sean Boyd, 20, with three counts of robbery, three counts of theft of a mail key, and three counts of possession and branding a firearm in furtherance of a robbery.
According to charging documents, Jones approached a mail carrier near Lindbergh Boulevard and New Halls Ferry Road around 12:30 p.m. on June 9, 2022. Police said he demanded an “arrow key,” which opens certain USPS collection boxes. About 18 minutes later, authorities said Boyd robbed a different mail carrier of his arrow key, a half-mile away from the first incident.
St. Louis County officers spotted the suspects’ SUV, which crashed after a brief chase. Both men reportedly tried to flee but were arrested. Police said they found the arrow keys and guns inside the vehicle.
Investigators later tied Boyd and another person to a similar robbery on June 1, 2022.
If convicted, each count of robbery carries a 25-year maximum sentence. The theft charges carry a maximum 10-year term. And the firearm charges have a minimum sentence of seven years, which would run consecutive to all other charges.
