Colorado Springs man indicted on mail theft charges

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A federal grand jury in Denver indicted a Colorado Springs man for mail theft on Thursday, June 27.

Adam Christopher Turner, 40, was linked to multiple thefts from community mailboxes in El Paso County and in Parker, Colorado. The indictment also alleges that Turner used counterfeit postal service master keys — also known as arrow keys — to steal from the community mailbox units.

When a search warrant was executed on Turner’s home, police found approximately 70 grams of methamphetamine, arrow keys, a firearm, and numerous pieces of stolen mail and stolen identity documents. Turner was on probation at the time of the execution of the warrant and is a convicted felon.

On Tuesday, July 16, The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Turner was indicted on 11 counts of fraud in connection with Unauthorized Access Devices, Aggravated Identity Theft, Possession of Stolen Mail, Possession of Stolen Mail Keys, Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine, and for Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender.

Turner made his initial appearance on July 8. The case is currently being investigated by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

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