CHARLOTTE — A 30-year-old U.S. Postal Service Worker is accused of stealing a 9 mm gun from a package on Sept. 19, 2022, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Demarkis Deon Houston is also accused of opening and destroying mail the month before.
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He was arrested on Thursday and charged with mail destruction, theft of mail by a postal service employee, and possession of a stolen firearm.
Houston was released on bond.
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