Baltimore Man Indicted for Assaulting U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment, charging Jamie Paul Taylor, 47, of Baltimore Maryland, with assaulting a federal employee. Taylor assaulted a United States Postal Service letter carrier who was engaged in performing official duties. 

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the indictment with Postal Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) – Washington Division, and Commissioner Richard Worley, Baltimore Police Department (BPD).

According to the indictment, Taylor assaulted a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier with a deadly or dangerous weapon, a knife, inflicting bodily injury to the letter carrier.

On June 11, 2025, law enforcement officers responded to a stabbing in the 3100 block of Strickland Street in Baltimore.  The victim and witnesses told law enforcement that Taylor accused the victim of not being a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, announced that he was going inside his residence to get a knife, and then returned with a knife and attacked the victim. The victim sustained an injury to his finger and his elbow while he attempted to flee from the assault.  Taylor subsequently threw the knife at the postal worker before the victim and witnesses subdued him.

If convicted, Taylor faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge determines sentencing after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

An indictment is merely an allegation.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the USPIS and BPD for their work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Special Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Rigney who is prosecuting the federal case.  

For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, visit justice.gov/usao-md and justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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