Gabrielle Russon
A U.S. Mail contract postal worker is accused of throwing 1,000 pieces of mail — including at least one mail-in ballot and 400 political mailings — into the woods Tuesday in Orange County instead of delivering the items just before the Nov. 5 election, according to a new federal criminal complaint.
Ottis Nicole McCoy Jr. tossed the mail into a neighborhood cul-de-sac in Alafaya Woods, authorities said in the criminal complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court’s Orlando division.
Suspicions about McCoy were raised after another employee helped McCoy load the day’s route that morning and McCoy left “with a very large quantity of U.S. Mail” to deliver Tuesday but instead finished the route earlier than expected, the complaint said.
McCoy’s boss at Cummings Contract Delivery Service Corp checked the GPS under McCoy’s car and could see the postal worker veered off his route. Another delivery service employee drove to the empty lot and found the mail scattered on the ground and in the bushes, the federal records said.
The United States Postal Inspection Service was notified about what happened, the criminal complaint said.
Adding to the evidence against McCoy was a homeowner who lived on Lalique Lane at the cul-de-sac and had surveillance video that captured McCoy arriving at 5:14 p.m. and throwing the mail out.
“It is extremely concerning to see vote-by-mail ballots discarded on the ground. We are, however, grateful for the prompt action taken by the United States Postal Service and the leadership of United States Attorney Roger Handberg from the Middle District of Florida,” said Orange County Elections Supervisor Glen Gilzean in a statement Friday. “We are fully committed to ensuring that every impacted Orange County voter receives their vote-by-mail ballot in time so that every voice can be heard in this historic election.”
The federal court filing includes screenshots of the surveillance video and photos of the mail.
Court Watch broke the story about the federal case. McCoy faces a criminal charge of stealing or taking the mail.
The U.S. Post Service did not immediately respond to a Florida Politics request for comment Friday. The U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment.
Court records did not indicate who is representing McCoy.
The criminal case comes as early voting is underway in an election with big implications for the presidential race as well as several statewide and Orange County initiatives and competitive local races.
image sources
- Screenshot 2024-10-25 at 1.10.48 PM: U.S. District Court
- Screenshot 2024-10-25 at 12.53.43 PM: U.S. District Court records
18 comments
I Am Speaking
October 25, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Easy money. I bet Otis is a Democrat
A Day without MAGA
October 25, 2024 at 3:37 pm
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I Am Speaking
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I Am Speaking
October 25, 2024 at 4:53 pm
Making fun of Kammy / Ka Mana Wana / Let’s Be Clear / I’m Speaking is fun.
A day without Libturds
October 25, 2024 at 5:09 pm
Libturds are stupid.
A day without Libturds
October 25, 2024 at 5:12 pm
You flunked English and can’t post a proper sentence because you have shit for brains. Libturds are all stupid. Go back to school, illiterate!
Lock Him Up
October 25, 2024 at 9:43 pm
Not a chance, a magat for sure. Mail in ballots traditionally favor the democrats. Why on earth would a dem want to throw them out?
Trysten
October 26, 2024 at 9:47 am
He has far-right propaganda all over his social media. So no. In fact no mail worker who’s done this so far has been left. All have been far-right extremists.
Delores S Reed
October 26, 2024 at 6:44 pm
It is only the Republicans that find a way to cheat and steal.
Deborah B. Ryan
October 25, 2024 at 6:14 pm
This is very serious. How did this man even get a job as a contract employee.
George P
October 27, 2024 at 3:45 pm
He was one of the few on the left to “finish” his education. His GED proves his eligibility.
Trump/Vance
October 25, 2024 at 10:52 pm
Treason for this lib.. Firing squad would be ideal.
Trysten
October 26, 2024 at 9:48 am
He’s far-right. Go look at his social media.
fuah
October 26, 2024 at 12:45 pm
with that name, must be a fkng gro
George P
October 27, 2024 at 3:41 pm
The Liberals love poor people so much, they can’t make enough of them.