Rayshawn Boyce, Postal Robbery, New Mexico 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In a brazen daylight robbery, a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier was ambushed on Domingo Road NE in Albuquerque by 26-year-old Rayshawn Boyce.

According to a criminal complaint, on January 18, Boyce and an accomplice allegedly grabbed the carrier by the back of the shirt, pulled him from the vehicle, and threw him onto the ground. Boyce and his accomplice allegedly pointed handguns at the carrier’s head and demanded his postal keys.

The carrier complied, and Boyce and his accomplice allegedly fled the area. A complaint is only an allegation. A defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Boyce is facing charges of robbery of a postal employee, theft or receipt of stolen or reproduced keys or locks, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. If convicted, Boyce faces up to 10 years in prison for stolen keys, up to 10 years in prison for robbing a postal employee, and a minimum of seven years and up to life in prison for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.

The United States Postal Inspection Service investigated this case with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Assistant United States Attorney Letitia Simms is prosecuting the case.

Boyce will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for February 22.

According to the complaint, the robbery occurred on January 18. The case is being investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Boyce’s current status is in custody, awaiting a detention hearing on February 22.

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