A former Connecticut man is facing federal charges for allegedly attacking and robbing a postal worker of more than $21,000 at a Hartford post office last year.
Dion Edward Thompson, 37, formerly of East Hartford, was indicted in federal court Tuesday. He's charged with one count of robbery of a postal employee and one count of theft of government property.
Federal prosecutors said Thompson and one other man robbed the victim at gunpoint at the Barry Square Post Office on Maple Avenue in Hartford on Sept. 9, 2014. The postal worker was loading proceeds from the post office into a USPS vehicle at the time.
The robbers got away with $21,817 in cash, checks and money orders, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Thompson could serve up to 20 years in prison if convicted of both counts. He's currently imprisoned in Colorado on unrelated charges.
It's not clear if he has an attorney.
