State-Journal.com - Officer acting as mailman delivered drug parcel then arrested receiver

A Frankfort man has been indicted on felony drug charges after allegedly receiving more than 13 pounds of marijuana in the mail.

John B. Littleton, 65, 353 Greenfields Lane, faces a single charge of trafficking in marijuana after the dope showed up on his doorstep, prosecutors said.

A U.S. Postal Service inspector flagged the priority-mail package at its origin in Texas, Commonwealth's Attorney Larry Cleveland said, noting the package matched the profile of potentially drug-laden parcel.

In the box's journey north to Frankfort, Cleveland said, it was deemed suspicious and inspected by drug-sniffing dogs. A federal search warrant was obtained to open the box to confirm its contents and then it was resealed and delivered to Littleton, Cleveland said " by state police.

Cleveland said police borrowed a post officer truck and uniform to deliver the 13.6 pounds of pot Aug. 22. "And they delivered it on time," Cleveland said.
"They keep track of packages going through the mail pretty closely," Cleveland said.

Police came prepared with a warrant and arrested Littleton on the spot.

Cleveland said packages containing drugs are often lined with dryer sheets to prevent their scent from giving away the contents.

According to state police, Littleton has prior felony arrests in other states as well as drug related convictions.

Littleton's charge is a Class C felony and could land him one to five years in prison.

The Franklin County Grand Jury also on Wednesday indicted Robert Wayne Fritz, 29, on additional charges of second-degree escape after he and John Alstatt, 53, allegedly fled the minimum security Frankfort Career Development Center.
Fritz and Alstatt were reported missing about 10:20 p.m. Aug. 25 and stole a truck from Frankfort, police said.

Fritz was apprehended when the two crashed the truck in Evansville, Ind., police said. He was serving a 10-year sentence from Jefferson County for identity theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and being a persistent felony offender. He was eligible for parole in May 2009.

Fritz was also charged with being a persistent felony offender. The charges, his indictment said, are Class D and B felonies, which could net him an additional 11 years.