Angelina County Man Sentenced for Robbing Post Office
Posted/updated on: September 5, 2013 at 12:29 pmBEAUMONT – A 30-year-old Lufkin man has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a post office in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Keith DeWayne Bailey pleaded guilty on June 19 to post office robbery and was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison Wednesday in Beaumont by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark.
According to information presented in court, on October 1, 2012, Bailey entered the United States Post Office in Woodville and handed a note to a postal employee indicating he had a concealed weapon, was robbing the post office, and was demanding the money in the register. The postal employee went to the back of the post office and gave the note to her supervisor. When the employee returned to the front of the post office, Bailey had already left the building.
The employee called 911 and gave a detailed description of the suspect. Less than 10 minutes later, a law enforcement officer responding to the scene observed a suspect matching the description a few blocks from the post office. Bailey was arrested without incident and admitted to attempting to rob the post office. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on October 3, 2012 charging Bailey with federal violations.