SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A judge sentenced a Springfield man to 15 months in prison for his theft of mail matter from residential post office boxes.

Anthony Renell Williams, 45, pleaded guilty to a single-count indictment on March 31, 2025, charging him with theft of mail on March 16, 2023. Williams was observed by several Springfield, Mo., residents walking throughout various neighborhoods and stopping at the post office boxes of several residents. Witnesses contacted the Springfield, Missouri, Police Department to report the suspicious behavior. Springfield Police officers responded and ultimately located Williams, finding that he had stolen mail on his person.

Inspectors with the United States Postal Inspection Service conducted a further investigation and located security videos from

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