Kansas City man indicted, accused of assaulting mail carrier with a firearm

A federal grand jury has indicted a Kansas City man for allegedly assaulting a mail carrier with a firearm.

Timothy LaBlance, 52, was charged Wednesday in Kansas City.

Federal prosecutors accused LaBlance of using a firearm to assault the U.S. Postal Service mail carrier last October while the carrier was on duty.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspections Service.

This story was originally published August 31, 2016 at 7:38 PM with the headline "Kansas City man indicted, accused of assaulting mail carrier with a firearm."