Two More Men Charged in Mail Carrier Robberies

MIAMI – Two additional men from Port St. Lucie, Florida, have been charged with armed postal robbery, among other crimes. Bernard Jerome Davis III, 20, and Jalen Dennis Elliott, 19, both of Port St. Lucie, Florida, were charged in a 16-count superseding indictment, along with Jamal Travon Brown Weathers, 23, of Fort Pierce, with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, Hobbs Act robbery, postal robbery, armed postal robbery, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, illegal theft/possession of a U.S. Postal Service arrow key, and use or carrying a firearm during a crime of violence.

Brown Weathers was previously charged by a federal criminal complaint in December 2023. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek Mills Maynard ordered Brown Weathers, Davis and Elliott detained pending trial. The indictment alleges that between Nov. 19, 2022, and Oct. 21, 2023, Brown Weathers, Davis and Elliott allegedly robbed at least six U.S. Postal letter carriers in St. Lucie, Brevard, Orange and Miami-Dade Counties.

According to the indictment, Brown Weathers, Davis and Elliott face a range of sentences, including a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years up to the statutory maximum term of life in prison for Brown Weathers and Davis. Elliott faces up to the statutory term of 70 years in prison, if convicted.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Fort Pierce Police Department, Miami Beach Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and Port St. Lucie Police Department. Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Lineberger is prosecuting the case.

U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida, Inspector in Charge Juan A. Vargas of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Miami Division, Chief Diane Hobley-Burney of the Fort Pierce Police Department, Chief Wayne A. Jones of the Miami Beach Police Department, Sheriff John W. Mina of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Wayne Ivey of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Keith Pearson of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, and Chief Richard Del Toro Jr. of the Port St. Lucie Police Department made the announcement.

Customers are encouraged to report stolen mail as soon as possible by submitting an online complaint to the Postal Inspection Service at www.uspis.gov/report or calling 877-876-2455. The Postal Inspection Service is authorized to issue monetary rewards for the forcible assault, robbery or attempted robbery of any custodian of any mail, money, or other property of the United States under the control and jurisdiction of the Postal Service. Individuals are also encouraged to report allegations of Postal Service employee misconduct to the USPS OIG at 1-888-877-7644 or www.uspsoig.gov.

A criminal complaint and indictment contain mere allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 23-cr-14053.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service reminds the public that it is a federal crime to rob, steal, or attempt to rob mail carriers. If you have any information regarding mail theft or robbery, please contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service or your local law enforcement agency.

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