OCALA, Fla. – Two Ocala men have pleaded guilty in connection with a robbery spree of postal carriers in Florida. Jacoby Colon, 20, and Darius Capers, 19, robbed three postal carriers according to their plea agreements.
Colon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob postal carriers, armed postal robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He faces a maximum penalty of 37 years to life. Capers pleaded guilty to conspiracy and attempted robbery of a postal carrier. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years.
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In addition to the three robberies, Capers attempted to rob a fourth postal carrier. In September of 2022, Colon and Capers robbed a postal carrier in Ft. Lauderdale and stole his arrow key, which is a master key to open U.S. mail receptacles.
Then in October, 2022, the pair robbed two postal carriers in Orlando, stealing their arrow keys. During one of those robberies, Colon brandished a firearm. During all three robberies, Capers was the lookout and getaway driver.
Later that month, Capers attempted to rob a fourth postal carrier in Tampa but abandoned his effort when the carrier resisted.
U.S. Postal Inspectors executed search warrants at a hotel in Orlando where Capers had been staying and at the homes of Colon and Capers in Ocala. They recovered several pieces of stolen mail, fraudulent checks, ski masks, and several firearms.
This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Ocala Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael P. Felicetta.