Unfortunately, USPS mail carriers don’t have the luxury of staying out of the way. A video taken on July 23 shows what appears to be Atnafu yanking on a postal worker’s car door.
Houston police confirmed they were called to the scene, and Atnafu was arrested. Court documents show he was charged with criminal mischief for causing damage to the van and “jumping on the motor vehicle with his feet.”
“He threatened the mail carrier – that’s why we just started getting our mail (Tuesday), but for two weeks, we couldn’t get it,” Butler said. “We had to go pick it up.”
HPD confirmed multiple calls of service to Atnafu’s home since April. A list compiled by residents showed that at least eight times, a police report was taken.
In addition to being charged for allegedly damaging the postal worker’s vehicle, court documents show Atnafu is facing a second criminal mischief charge after he was accused of slashing a neighbor’s tire.
“Do you think things might escalate?” Eyewitness News reporter Alex Bozarjian asked.
“I do because you never know how a person thinks,” Butler said.
It’s unclear what Atnafu’s motivation is, but judging by the writing on his front door, he’s not crazy about visitors, and trespassers will quote, “be dealt with.”