Ex-Alabama postal worker pleads guilty in shooting

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Federal officials say a former Montgomery postal worker has pleaded guilty to shooting at two co-workers in December 2011.

Department of Justice officials said Wednesday that 30-year-old Arthur Lee Darby pleaded guilty to attempted assault of two postal employees, discharging a gun during a violent crime and possession of a firearm in a federal facility. Officials say no one was injured in the shooting.

A sentencing date has not been set for the former part-time mail handler. Authorities say Darby faces a possible life sentence.