Overview
- Nicholas John Acker, 36, a maintenance mechanic and nine-year Air Force veteran, was found dead Saturday at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center in Allen Park, Michigan.
- Firefighters discovered Acker lodged in a mail handling machine and estimated he had been deceased for six to eight hours before they arrived.
- Police have classified the case as accidental, and authorities say the circumstances of how he became trapped remain under active investigation.
- An autopsy timeline of four to six months was communicated to the family, which says it has received inconsistent accounts and is seeking clear answers.
- USPS expressed condolences and said the facility is fully operational, a statement Acker’s fiancée called “gross” and “inhumane,” while one outlet reports the Postal Inspection Service has the case, a detail not confirmed by all sources.