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BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont resident has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a mail carrier and stealing their truck last year.

Texas postal carjacking

The crime:

Jody Lee Bass, 35 committed the offense of carjacking in Beaumont on June 8, 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas.

Bass used a knife to hold up a USPS mail carrier who was delivering on his route. Bass reportedly tried to stab the mailman, who escaped.

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The convict then drove off with the mail truck, and abandoned it nearby.

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