A St. Louis postal worker is accused of dumping at least 30,000 pieces of mail in vacant lots over a two-year period, according to a federal indictment.
Armond Paige, 54, is charged with delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee. He appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty.
The indictment says Paige discarded mail in vacant, weedy lots from 2024 through April 29, 2026. At the time, Paige was working out of the Maryville Gardens Post Office on Meramec Street in south St. Louis.
The charge carries a maximum sentence upon conviction of five years in jail and a fine of $250,000.
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