DeShaune Stewart, 24, has been accused of killing his supervisor and a co-worker in Dublin, Ohio, amid fears he was going to be fired from his job as a postal worker
A disgruntled mail carrier accused in the slayings of his supervisor at an Ohio post office and a postal inspector outside her apartment complex has been charged with aggravated murder.
The worker is identified in Franklin County Municipal Court records as 24-year-old DeShaune Stewart, of Columbus.
Stewart is accused of fatally shooting Lance Herrera-Dempsey, 52, shortly before 4:30 am Saturday in the sorting bay at the post office in Dublin.
He was naked at the time.
Police say Stewart then drove to a Columbus apartment complex nearby and shot the postal inspector, Ginger Ballard, in a parking lot nearly three hours later.
Cops say Stewart had been facing dismissal from his job and was still nude when he was arrested. He had also been disciplined for work violations.
Stewart can’t be reached for comment while in custody.
Lance Herrera-Dempsey, 52, (left), and Ginger Ballard , 53, right) were identified as the victims of the slaying
Stewart is accused of fatally shooting Lance Dempsey, 52, shortly before 4:30am Saturday at the post office in Dublin (police at the scene above)
Police tape surrounds the scene in Dublin, Ohio, where Stewart allegedly opened fire
The United States Postal Service inspection office released a statement saying: ‘We can confirm that shooting incidents occurred at the Dublin, Ohio Post Office along with a related shooting at the Bowland Place apartment complex in the early morning hours of December 23, 2017.
‘Because this tragic matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Postal Inspection Service and local law enforcement, we are not yet in a position to provide details concerning the incidents, although we can say the suspect believed to be responsible for the shootings was apprehended and is in custody.
‘We are referring all additional media inquiries to the Southern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney’s Press Office and they will provide additional information at the appropriate time.’
Police Sgt. Dave Sicilian told NBC 4i that Stewart was under investigation at his job.
“One was his supervisor, the other was an investigator who was investigating him for some type of misconduct,’ said Sicilian.
‘There had been some type of investigation into his misconduct and it had culminated and to possibly him being terminated and this was apparently his response was very violent.’
Police say Stewart then drove to a Columbus apartment complex nearby and shot the postal inspector, Ginger Ballard, in a parking lot nearly three hours later
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