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California man allegedly threatened to kill postal workers in USVI

Simon Peters, a 41-year-old man from Valley Center, California, has been formally charged with making threats to kill postal workers in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), announced United States Attorney Delia L. Smith on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Photo: VIC
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Simon Peters, a 41-year-old man from Valley Center, California, has been formally charged with making threats to kill postal workers in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), announced United States Attorney Delia L. Smith on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Peters was slated to make his initial court appearance before a federal magistrate judge in California on February 15 before being transported to St Thomas for prosecution.

Court documents reveal that on January 27, 2024, Peters made a threatening telephone call to a United States Postal Service employee at the Ottley Post Office in St Thomas. Expressing anger over a package that had not been delivered to the Kirwan Terrace Housing Community, Peters warned, “Make sure the fat boy know we’re watching him and next time we’re going to kill him behind the building.” He also threatened harm to postal workers if any further packages from California went missing, after providing the tracking number of his intercepted package, which was found to contain marijuana.

Criminal complaint

Peters escalated his threats on January 29, 2024, by contacting the Ottley Post Office again and seeking the Kirwan Terrace delivery driver, claiming he had people searching to kill the postal employee.

The United States Postal Inspection Service is leading the investigation into the threats, with Assistant United States Attorney Natasha L. Baker handling the prosecution.

United States Attorney Smith emphasised that a criminal complaint is only an allegation. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and Peters will be given the full benefit of this presumption during his trial.

4 Responses to “California man allegedly threatened to kill postal workers in USVI”

  • hmm (18/02/2024, 23:12) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    what a nutjob!
  • Really (19/02/2024, 08:23) Like (1) Dislike (4) Reply
    This story don't.make sense. Who's the worker? Post the whole story because this sounds like a devil script. Plenty workers get threating all the time so why is this a big story. I bet it will turn into race agenda
  • El Demonio Negro (19/02/2024, 08:24) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    Stop messing with the man parcels of dope frig wrong with them.
  • Hmm (19/02/2024, 11:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    What ever the truth we can speculate that's not a good place for anyone with sticky fingers to be employed so they could both end up being in the wrong and in trouble for different acts if it goes to court.

    "fat boy" oh boy lol.


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