Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Postal Worker and UPS Driver
David Atwater, who was accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and a UPS driver in hopes of stealing new phones, has pleaded guilty and received an eight-year prison sentence.
Initially reported when prosecutors stated that Atwater robbed a female postal worker in the 11500 block of South May Street on October 4, 2024. He entered the postal truck, threatened the woman, and demanded to know the whereabouts of the phones in the packages. He then fled on a scooter with three packages. The mail carrier identified him as he lived on her route and even found his Facebook profile with a photo of him wearing the same mint green sweater he had during the robbery.
Further investigations linked Atwater to the robbery of a UPS delivery driver on November 23, 2024. He confronted the driver, threatened to shoot him, and demanded phones. The driver, unable to identify the specific boxes containing phones, handed over random packages to make Atwater leave. The UPS driver recognized Atwater from his route. Although a security guard was assigned to work with the driver that day, he had stepped away briefly, giving Atwater an opportunity to commit the crime.
Atwater has now pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery and received two concurrent eight-year prison terms from Judge Michael Pattarozzi. He must serve half of that time before becoming eligible for parole on November 22, 2028.
