Lowell Teen Faces Federal Charges In Alleged Robbery Of Mail Carrier

NASHUA, NH — A Massachusetts teen now faces federal charges for the alleged robbery of a postal carrier with what appeared to be a firearm in a Nashua neighborhood.

U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced the new federal charge Monday. Baraka Janvier, 18, of Lowell, MA, now faces robbery of property of the United States. Janvier is being held in custody currently at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections on charges brought by Nashua police for the alleged robbery that involved the theft of keys from a mail carrier. He will face a federal judge in the U.S. Federal Court in Concord at a future date.

According to the charging documents, in Nashua on the afternoon of April 16, Janvier and a juvenile co-conspirator held the mail carrier at gunpoint and demanded his keys.

Investigators obtained valuable information, pictures, and video from local residents, which helped to identify Janvier, his co-conspirator, and the driver of their vehicle, according to U.S. Attorney Jane Young.

Investigators tracked Janvier and his co-conspirator to a house in Lowell, where they found two black pistol BB guns and a dark-colored mask.

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Janvier stated that he and the co-conspirator robbed a mail carrier for a key and then gave it to another person in Lowell for $500. The charge provides for a sentence of up to ten years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes, which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The United States Postal Inspection Service led the investigation and provided valuable assistance was provided by the Nashua and the Lowell MA police departments, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarad E. Hodes is prosecuting the case.

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