Western District of Tennessee

Memphis, TN – Sidney Poitier Pilcher, Jr., a/k/a Slimey Sidd, 21, has been sentenced to over nine years in federal prison for aiding and abetting in the robbery of postal carriers while brandishing a firearm. Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.

According to United States Attorney Ritz and information presented in court, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) began investigating complaints of stolen or missing mail from collection boxes in the Memphis area. During the investigation, officers seized stolen mail, black ripped jeans, and a lime-green reflective vest from locations frequented by Pilcher. The clothing matched the description of the masked suspect during the postal robbery committed on September 26, 2022. Pilcher pled guilty on February 16, 2023.

United States Senior District Judge Jon P. McCalla, sentenced Pilcher to 114 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the USPIS and the Memphis Police Department.

United States Attorney Kevin Ritz thanked Assistant United States Attorney Reid Manning, who prosecuted this case, as well as law enforcement partners who investigatedthe case.

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