Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Mail Carrier: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he assaulted a U.S. Postal Service carrier, according to a statement from prosecutors. Demorse Kelley, 39, will be sentenced in April and faces a maximum prison term of 8 years.

According to prosecutors, June 7, 2019, a letter carrier was sorting mail inside her postal delivery van parked on Sigourney Street in Hartford. Kelley approached the van from the sidewalk, slid the side door of the van so that it was fully open, and then spoke to the letter carrier.

Kelley commented the letter carrier on her appearance and asked her for a hug and for her phone number. Kelley then climbed into the postal van and allowed the door to close behind him.

He then touched the letter carrier’s leg below her shorts, made sexual advances, and prevented her from leaving, according to prosecutors. The letter carrier was eventually able to leave the van and called Hartford police, who arrested Kelley later that day.

Kelley, who has unrelated state charges pending, has been detained since his arrest.