GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – A Greenwood man was sentenced for an August 2024 knife attack on a U.S. Postal carrier, while the carrier was delivering mail.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Debra M. Brown sentenced Cordero Moore, 36, to serve a 70-month jail sentence. Brown also sentenced Moore to post-incarceration court supervision for three years. 

On August 5, 2024, prosecutors said Moore chased down the carrier while waving a knife and forced the carrier to enter a local business for her safety. Moore was later arrested in possession of two knives.

“This defendant made a violent, cowardly attack on a female postal employee who was just hard at work performing her duties,” said U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner. “It is ludicrous that this dedicated letter carrier should have to fear for her life while simply doing her job, and we appreciate the collaboration of our law enforcement partners in holding the line against such conduct.”

This case was investigated by the Greenwood Police Department and U.S. Postal Inspector Charlie Tutor.