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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrea Cavallier

Man convicted of assault after pulling knife on postal worker because he was mad about Kamala Harris ads

Russell Frank Valleau, 62, was convicted of assault on a postal worker who he attacked last year - (Farmington Hills Police Department)

A Michigan man who attacked a Black postal worker with a knife while yelling slurs at her because he was furious about receiving Kamala Harris ads in his mail has been convicted of assault.

Jurors deliberated for about two hours on Friday before finding 62-year-old Russell Frank Valleau guilty of assaulting a federal employee. He was acquitted of using a dangerous weapon in the assault.

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