Denver Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Post Office Burglary, Other Crimes

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Zachary Robert Rodrick Jones, 36, of Denver, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison following a guilty plea to Burglary of a United States Post Office; Possession of Stolen Mail; and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

According to the plea agreement, Jones participated in the burglary of the Dacono Post Office on or about April 6, 2022.  The door of the Post Office was pried open, and a computer terminal, laptop, scanner, two printers, one postal service jacket, nine keys, two genuine postal service keys, seven employee personnel files, and one binder containing postal applications were stolen.

The plea agreement also states that on May 1, 2022, Jones was contacted by United States Postal Inspection Service inspectors and was found to be in possession of a genuine postal service key, personnel files, post office box applications, and other postal service forms from the Dacono Post Office, in addition to possessing other postal property.  He was also in possession of stolen personal and business mail.  Additionally, he had a Smith & Wesson handgun that, as a convicted felon, he was prohibited from having.

“The public entrusts the U.S. Postal Service with the safe handling of valuable and important mail,” said Acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell. “Criminals who undermine that trust will be prosecuted.”

“Protecting the integrity of the U.S. mail and ensuring the safety and security of the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, and its customers is core to the mission of the United State Postal Inspection Service,” said Denver Division Acting Inspector in Charge Steve Hodges.  “This sentencing serves as a reminder that postal inspectors work tirelessly day in and day out to bring to justice those who seek to do harm to the U.S. Postal Service.”

United States District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney presided over the sentencing.  The United States Postal Inspection Service handled the investigation.  Assistant United States Attorney Albert Buchman handled the prosecution.

Case Number:  25-cr-00108-CNS