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October 19, 2001Ex-postal worker jailed for fecal fightEMPIRE - A disgruntled United States Postal worker was jailed in lieu of $1 million bond Thursday after former co-workers told police he attacked them with three buckets of animal feces. James Beal, of Empire, faces charges in Leelanau County of assault and malicious destruction of property and has also been indicted on federal charges in Grand Rapids. The Michigan State Police and the U.S. Postal Service are investigating. Beal, a recently terminated employee, entered a mail sorting room at the Empire Post Office at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday and threw three buckets of feces at four workers and on the contents of the room, according to the state police. Police responded to the post office within minutes and provided security at the post office and surveillance of Beal's residence. Beal surrendered peacefully at around 12:30 p.m. after police made telephone contact with him. No injuries were reported and decontamination was handled by the United States Postal Hazardous Materials Team from Grand Rapids. |
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