ST. PAUL, Minn. – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of U.S. Postal Service employees on two separate occasions, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
According to court documents, on November 18, 2023, Rubin David Adams, 26, assisted another person who approached a letter carrier in Edina, pointed a handgun at them, and demanded the “mailbox key,” which the victim did not have. Instead, the victim handed over two sets of USPS vehicle keys. The following day, Adams himself approached another USPS letter carrier in Brooklyn Center. Adams pointed a handgun at the victim’s head, demanded and then stole two USPS mailbox keys. Mailbox keys are valuable to criminals who use them to steal mail, cash, checks, and other financial instruments. Mailbox keys are the property of the USPS, and it is a federal offense for an unauthorized person to possess one.
Adams pleaded guilty today to two counts of armed robbery of a mail carrier in U.S. District Court before Judge Eric C. Tostrud. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the FBI, Hennepin County Violent Offenders Task Force, Edina Police Department, the Brooklyn Center Police Department, the St. Louis Park Police Department, and the Minnesota Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily A. Polachek is prosecuting the case.
