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Springfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Assaulting Postal Worker

Courtney J. Ellis was sentenced in federal court for striking a postal worker with a wooden board, in a developing case.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 11:13 a.m. ET
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According to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri, Courtney J. Ellis, 45, of Springfield, Missouri, was on Aug. 19, 2026, to seven years (84 months) in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Ellis had pleaded guilty earlier in the year to assaulting a U.S. Postal Service worker while the worker was performing official duties. Court documents state that on June 18, 2025, Ellis struck the victim on the head with a wooden board while the worker was delivering mail to Ellis's address. The worker was wearing a USPS uniform and driving a marked USPS delivery vehicle while delivering mail along that route for the first time. After striking the victim, Ellis yelled that he did not belong in the neighborhood and followed him back to his vehicle, where Ellis continued to yell at and threaten him. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eggert following an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department. Official records note the prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America.

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