United States of America v. Lionel Haile

Baton Rouge, LA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a U.S. Postal employee with a dangerous weapon and inflicting bodily injury

ST. FRANCISVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 240 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ASSAULT OF A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IN PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTY

ionel Haile, age 31, of St. Francisville, Louisiana, was convicted for assaulting a U.S. Postal employee with a dangerous weapon and inflicting bodily injury.



On December 31, 2021, Haile attacked a U.S. Postal employee with a sharp object as she was delivering mail to an apartment complex in Zachary, Louisiana, inflicting a stab wound on her right leg. The victim fought against Haile's repeated attempts to stab her on her upper body and legs. She escaped Haile, ran towards a vehicle as it was exiting the apartment complex, jumped inside the vehicle, and rode off with her rescuer. Haile fled the scene. Authorities arrested Haile on January 6, 2022, following the publication of his photograph on CrimeStoppers.



This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, and Zachary Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jeremy S. Johnson and Robert W. Piedrahita.