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Defendant Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Carjacking U.S. Postal Service Truck

In a shocking turn of events, Wilber Castellanos Hernandez, a 33-year-old undocumented Mexican citizen, was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for carjacking a U.S. Postal Service truck and threatening the U.S. Postal Service employee.

According to court documents and statements made at Hernandez’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, on February 5, 2024, Hernandez stole a U.S. Postal Service vehicle in Salt Lake City. He admitted to checking the door handle of the postal truck and entering the vehicle. When he was told to get out of the vehicle by the postal employee, he pointed a knife at him and fled from the area.

Hernandez was tracked using GPS technology and stopped by law enforcement before he was subsequently taken into custody. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and an FBI Task Force Officer with the Salt Lake City Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant United States Attorney Carlos A. Esqueda of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case. Hernandez was also ordered to pay $2,828.89 in restitution for damage to the postal vehicle and missing postal equipment.

As part of his sentence, Hernandez will also serve 36 months of supervised release. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

The program, launched on May 26, 2021, aims to foster trust and legitimacy in our communities, support community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring, set focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measure the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.