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Man convicted of post office robberies

Staff report
Thursday, July 17, 2008


A man received a 39-year prison sentence in federal court Wednesday for breaking into and robbing U.S. Post Offices in the southeastern part of the state, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Authorities tied Tyson D. Barnes, 21, to a May 12, 2007 armed robbery of a post office in Seabrook in Beaufort County and another post office robbery two days later in Early Branch in Hampton County, a release says. In both cases, the robber left with cash and money orders.

After the second robbery, sheriff's deputies noticed a car matching the getaway vehicle's description, prosecutors said. Deputies arrested Barnes after a high-speed chase and lengthy search. At the time, Barnes had been a fugitive for failing to appear in court for an earlier burglary of the Early Branch Post Office.

In October, Barnes, of Early Branch, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to appear in court, two counts of robbery of a Post Office, and two counts of the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, prosecutors said. Senior U.S. District Judge Sol Blatt Jr. imposed his sentence in federal court Charleston. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigated.




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This article has  4 comment(s)

Posted by MissPriss on July 17, 2008 at 9:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm glad this fool is off the streets. For now.



Posted by ironhorse on July 17, 2008 at 10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope he was able to steal some "forever" stamps.



Posted by Tammie on July 17, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well someone was pissed because their unemployment check didn't come...



Posted by seriouslyb4real on July 17, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ha ha what a loser!




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