SELMO WATTS: Gets eight months in prison for stealing eight packages from the post office in Frenchtown — he got one month in prison for each package he stole.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who tried to pick up his mail before it arrived at the Post Office was sentenced by a federal judge on Thursday to eight months in prison.

U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez also said that Selmo Watts, 34, must serve three years of supervised release for burglarizing a post office, Acting U.S. Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett said.

Gomez also ordered Watts to perform 200 hours of community service, and pay a special assessment of $100, according to Hewlett.

According to court records, during the evening hours of November 27, 2016, Watts broke into the Arturo A. Watlington, Sr. Post Office in Frenchtown and removed at least eight packages.

A United States Postal Inspector reviewed video surveillance of Watts entering and exiting the post office.

Watts was identified by officers from the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), who also reviewed the surveillance video.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the VIPD.

It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Everard Potter.

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