The Brief

A Beaumont man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for carjacking a mail carrier.

Jody Lee Bass, 35, used a knife to threaten the mailman and steal his truck.

The suspect was found hiding nearby after abandoning the mail truck.

BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont resident has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a mail carrier and stealing their truck last year.

Texas postal carjacking

The crime:

Jody Lee Bass, 35 committed the offense of carjacking in Beaumont on June 8, 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas.

Bass used a knife to hold up a USPS mail carrier who was delivering on his route. Bass reportedly tried to stab the mailman, who escaped.

The convict then drove off with the mail truck, and abandoned it nearby.

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