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.