A Michigan man angry over receiving political ads in the mail went after a postal worker with a knife as he hurled racist and sexist insults at her, police say.
Russell Valleau, 61, is accused of attacking a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier on Thursday, Farmington Hills police said in a statement. Police had responded to an emergency call from the area, located 25 miles northwest of Detroit, at around 5 p.m. The mail carrier, who has not been publicly identified by law enforcement, had called police saying that she had been targeted by a man who appeared drunk and was carrying a knife.
The man was apparently upset about receiving mailers of a political nature.
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“Officers spoke with the mail carrier who reported that an intoxicated male approached her delivery vehicle because he was upset that she delivered political campaign ads for Vice President Kamala Harris,” police said in a statement emailed to Law&Crime. “The agitated suspect was shouting racist, sexual and derogatory remarks about both the Vice President and the mail carrier.”…