MAN TO STAND TRIAL IN FAKE-BOMB CASE.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Former postal worker A postal worker is one who works for a post office, such as a mail carrier. In the U.S., postal workers are represented by the National Postal Mail Handlers Union - NPMHU and the American Postal Workers Union, part of the AFL-CIO. Jeffrey Peitz, charged with murdering his wife in 1994 but never convicted, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges he placed fake bombs at a Lancaster post office. Peitz, 47, of Quartz Hill was bound over for trial after a five-day preliminary hearing during which Peitz' former supervisor testified that a man videotaped by a surveillance camera as he carried a package into the post office appeared to be Peitz. Peitz of Quartz Hill has pleaded not guilty to charges of planting six false bombs at the post office between December 2000 and February 2003, making a criminal threat against the former supervisor in a message inside one package and possessing a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. in violation of probation. Peitz had been convicted in February 2001 of obstruction of mail and placed on probation, officials said. A postal service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval document indicates he resigned in 2000 while under investigation for mail theft. Peitz remained in custody in lieu of $5 million bail. Retired postal supervisor Hazel Love testified during Peitz's preliminary hearing that - based on the person's posture, gait and build - Peitz was the person who appeared in the surveillance video taken in February. Love also testified that Peitz was disrespectful dis·re·spect·ful adj. Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous. dis  re·spect to her at times and would say unpleasant things as he passed her desk, such as, ``Hickory Hickory, city, United StatesHickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, , dickory, dock - this ... has got to stop,'' she testified. Before the hearing, defense attorney Richard Plotin described the case as weak, built totally on circumstantial evidence circumstantial evidence In law, evidence that is drawn not from direct observation of a fact at issue but from events or circumstances that surround it. If a witness arrives at a crime scene seconds after hearing a gunshot to find someone standing over a corpse and holding a . Officials said Peitz is responsible for placing six packages filled with carved-up soap and detergent and containing threats against postal workers and President George W. Bush at the Lancaster post office on 20th Street West. Some of the packages contained rhymed threats, including, ``Roses are red, violets are blue, now my wrath is upon you.'' Messages in the packages also made references to biblical passages, the destruction of the World Trade Center and the war in Iraq. Authorities said a search of Peitz' home in April turned up clear packing tape, felt-tip pens and soap bars Soap bar or Soapbar may refer to:
The search also found men's athletic shoes similar to ones worn by the man photographed by the surveillance camera while leaving the last of the packages last February, a U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. inspector testified. In 1994, Peitz was charged with murdering his then-wife, who was shot to death while watching television in their Palmdale home, but was never convicted. Each of three trials ended in deadlocked juries. Prosecutors say that investigation is still open. |
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