Source: Office of United States Attorneys
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Acting Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), Edward Gallashaw, announced today the arrest and filing of a Complaint charging JOHN GARCIA with assaulting a U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) mail carrier with a deadly and dangerous weapon on July 16, 2025, in the Bronx, New York. The defendant was presented this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger.
“John Garcia allegedly attacked a uniformed USPS carrier who was delivering the mail,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Attacks like this are senseless and threaten the good people and systems we rely on every day. They will not be tolerated.”
“The Postal Inspection Service takes matters involving the safety and well-being of postal service employees as a top priority,” said USPIS Acting Inspector in Charge Edward Gallashaw. “Let it be clear, we will investigate and identify anyone who commits a criminal act against a USPS letter carrier. I’d like to thank our local law enforcement partners and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for their constant assistance.”
According to the allegations contained in the Complaint:[1]
On or about July 16, 2025, at approximately 12:50 p.m., in the Bronx, New York, GARCIA attacked a uniformed, on-duty USPS mail carrier (“Victim‑1”) with a sharp object. GARCIA slashed Victim-1’s head and right ear, causing multiple deep lacerations that required Victim-1 to be hospitalized.
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GARCIA, 20, of the Bronx, is charged with one count of assaulting an officer of the U.S. using a deadly or dangerous weapon, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by a judge.
This case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Grossinger is in charge of the prosecution.
The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Complaint and the description of the Complaint set forth herein constitute only allegations, and every fact described should be treated as an allegation.