Overview

• U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood sentenced Richard Thompson to seven years and two months in federal prison, with the decision announced Tuesday by federal authorities.
• Prosecutors said Thompson held a letter carrier at gunpoint on Nov. 10, 2023 in the 900 block of North Francisco Avenue in Chicago and stole her USPS-issued Arrow Key.
• Thompson pleaded guilty last year to a federal robbery charge after being arrested in May 2024 and has remained in federal custody since, according to the Justice Department.
• Officials noted Thompson was on pre-trial release in an unrelated Cook County case at the time of the robbery.
• The U.S. Postal Inspection Service led the investigation with assistance from Chicago police, and authorities publicized surveillance images and a $150,000 reward for tips, as reported by FOX 32.