Parton Homicide Investigation: 9 Arrests to Date

On Thursday, April 3, 2014, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrested Emmanuel Alphonse and Steven Toussaint who are accused of laundering money obtained from stolen identity tax refund fraud. These latest arrests bring the total number to nine for subjects charged in connection with the murder of Miami Letter Carrier Bruce Parton.

Parton was a Letter Carrier at Miami’s Norland Post Office in northern Miami-Dade County. A 30-year veteran, Parton was murdered on December 6, 2010, while delivering to Monte Carlo condominiums at 482 NW 165 St Rd. Pikerson Mentor shot Parton and took his arrow key, which Mentor and his co-conspirators then used to perpetuate an identity theft scheme related to IRS tax fraud. Pikerson Mentor was sentenced to life plus 42 years, and co-conspirators Wilfred Georges (15 years) and Saubnet Politasse (21 years) for the murder and robbery of Parton.

Four others were arrested and were sentenced to prison for identity theft: Kervens Dessources (2 years), Roberta Laguerre (1 year), Samuel Laguerre (3 years), and Aslene Politasse (3 years).

The Miami Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service takes this opportunity to remind carriers that if faced with a robber, armed or unarmed, they should not resist turning over the arrow key or anything else the assailant demands. You are our most important delivery!

http://www.nalc.org/depart/safety/pdf/Parton%20Homicide%20Investigation%20041014_1.pdf