A Raleigh County man sentenced for robbing a federal post office.
Timothy Taylor, 31, of Beckley, was sentenced Wednesday to one year in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for burglary and aiding and abetting the burglary of a federal post office.
Taylor was convicted by a federal jury in August 2012 for his role in the robbery of the Fairdale Post Office.
Trial evidence revealed that Taylor forcibly broke into or aided and abetted co-defendant Benjamin Webb, 39, in the forcible break-in of the post office on October 30, 2011.
Taylor and Webb admitted to stealing nine packages from the post office that were addressed to Webb and contained quantities of prohibited synthetic stimulants commonly known as “bath salts.”
In August 2012, Webb was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the scheme.
In addition to his prison sentence, Taylor will also have to pay restitution in an amount not to exceed $1228, including the damage to the post office and the value of the stolen mail.