Kern County Man Sentenced for Assaulting a U.S. Postal Carrier

FRESNO, Calif. - Marco Pergis, 42, of Wasco, was sentenced on July 26, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer to three years in prison for assault on a federal employee with bodily injury, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, on June 21, 2023, Pergis assaulted a United States postal carrier by striking him in the face, causing serious bodily injury. Pergis admitted to assaulting the postal carrier without any provocation.

This case was the product of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Services and the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Antonio Jose Pataca and Chan Hee Chu prosecuted the case.