Overview
- Fire officials said the maintenance mechanic was discovered Saturday at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center in Allen Park and had been dead for six to eight hours before they arrived.
- Police identified the victim as Nicholas John Acker of Trenton, a nine-year U.S. Air Force veteran who had worked about a year at the facility and recently became engaged.
- Fiancée Stephanie Jaszcz said she waited outside the site for hours when he didn’t return from his shift and criticized USPS for a statement that noted operations were fully operational without naming him.
- USPS expressed condolences to the family and said the distribution center remains fully operational while authorities continue their work.
- Allen Park police describe the death as accidental, the circumstances of the entrapment remain unclear, and an autopsy timeline of several months was cited as state and federal safety agencies were contacted for information.