(WNY News Now) – A 26-year-old Rochester man has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for robbing a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in 2023 to obtain a postal key, according to federal prosecutors.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Malik Shameer McCray, 26, of Rochester, has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison following his conviction for robbing a postal worker, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced.

According to court proceedings, the robbery occurred in June 2023 on Lake Avenue in Rochester. McCray, along with co-defendant Shyasia Kelis McCullough and others, targeted a United States letter carrier to obtain a postal key.

Prosecutors said McCray carried out the robbery while McCullough and others waited nearby in a getaway vehicle. Before the incident, McCullough sent McCray a text message encouraging him to commit the robbery and emphasizing the potential financial reward.

After the robbery, McCray fled to the waiting vehicle, and he and McCullough left the area.

U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. imposed the 32-month prison sentence. McCullough was previously convicted and sentenced in connection with the case.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Rochester Police Department and the Gates Police Department. The case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford.