DAYTON — A federal grand jury has indicted a Dayton man accused of shooting a United States Postal Service letter carrier earlier this month, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Christopher O. Gibson, 47, was indicted Tuesday on charges of assaulting and injuring a federal employee with a deadly weapon and using a firearm during a crime of violence, according to a DOJ media release.
Court documents allege Gibson fired three shots Jan. 3 at the letter carrier on Arlene Avenue. The letter carrier was hit by the gunfire once in the leg, officials said.
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Gibson had made previous threats to the postal worker, and that caused a prior suspension of mail delivery to his home, DOJ officials said in the release, citing court records.
The charge of injuring a federal employee with a weapon carries a punishment of up to 20 years in prison, according to the DOJ. The discharging a weapon during a violent crime charge carries a punishment of at least 10 years and up to life in prison.
Gibson remains in the Montgomery County Jail.