Arapahoe County Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison In Connection With Robbery Of Mail Carrier

DENVER – The United States Attorney for the District of Colorado announces that Marquis Taylor, age 29, was sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to assault with intent to rob a U.S. mail carrier.

According to the plea agreement, in September of 2023, Taylor and two other individuals committed a strong-arm robbery of a postal carrier while she was on duty in her mail truck taking her lunch break. Taylor and the other individuals attempted to obtain a universal mailbox key to access community mailboxes. The men were unable to steal the universal key, but did steal various pieces of mail, packages, and a postal scanner.  The postal carrier suffered minor injuries as a result of the robbery. One of the other suspects, Dravell Ross, was sentenced last year to four years in prison for the crime.

“Attacking a postal carrier to steal mail is a federal crime that threatens both public safety and the integrity of our mail system,” said United States Attorney Peter McNeilly.  “This office will continue to aggressively prosecute those people who target federal employees simply for doing their jobs.”

"Today's sentencing is a message to those who contemplate perpetrating senseless and traumatizing acts of violence against U.S. Postal Service employees," said Inspector in Charge Bryan Musgrove of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. "Robberies of our employees are a top investigative priority for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.  Rest assured that the dedicated men and women of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service will ensure perpetrators of these acts are brought to justice no matter how much time has passed and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

The defendant was sentenced on July 17, 2025, by United States District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez.

The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service.  The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Tim Neff.

Case Number: 24-cr-00250-RMR