Weapons Seized As PA Man Allegedly Threatens Mailman, Post Office

PITTSBURGH, PA — A federal grand jury has indicted a Pittsburgh-area man for allegedly threatening to kill his mailman and shoot up his post office.

The 11-count indictment named Thomas Dorn, 39, of Harrison Township, as the defendant, according to the Department of Justice's Western District of Pennsylvania Office.

According to the indictment, Dorn last month called one of his victims and left voice messages that detailed threats to kill that victim and others. The indictment further alleges that Dorn also threatened to shoot his postal carrier and then attack his post office.

The day after the alleged threats were made, the FBI filed a criminal complaint against Dorn and arrested him at his home. Following a hearing, a federal magistrate judge ruled that Dorn presented a danger to the community and ordered him detained pending trial.

When Dorn was taken into custody, the FBI also confiscated 11 firearms, firearm suppressors, firearm magazines and ammunition of various calibers.

Dorn has been charged with communicating interstate threats, as well as threatening to assault and murder a federal official.