Postal worker shot by agent charged with embezzlement
LOVETTSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say the postal worker who was shot outside a northern Virginia post office earlier this month is suspected of stealing packages.
WTTG-TV reports records filed in Loudoun County District Court show 32-year-old Nelson Clark Jr. was shot once in the arm Dec. 4 after crashing his car into the vehicle a special agent with the Postal Service's Office of Inspector General. The station reports the agent had confronted Clark before he struck the vehicle in an attempt to flee.
Court records show Clark was charged with felony embezzlement Dec. 6. The station reports authorities did not disclose the contents or estimated value of the packages that Clark is accused of stealing.
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting along with the inspector general's office.
Court records do not list an attorney for Clark, of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Lovettsville is a small community in western Loudoun County, about 55 miles (89 kilometers) northwest of the nation's capital.
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Information from: WTTG-TV, https://www.fox5dc.com