Wood Heights residents receiving mail again
Residents living on Lakeview Drive and Ridgeview Drive in Wood Heights are receiving mail again after services were suspended since Wednesday, Feb. 8, due to a man wielding a BB gun.
In a recent Wood Heights City Council meeting, Mayor Frank Davitt confirmed mail is being delivered once again but residents must move their mailboxes closer to the street.
The incident involved a postal worker who was allegedly approached by resident Lanny Holman, 62, who was holding a BB gun claiming he was using the gun to shoot at cats on his property.
Holman was charged with felony first-degree harassment. Holman posted the $5,000 bond set by Ray County Judge Lori Baskins. Holman’s next hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the Ray County Circuit Court Division.
The postal worker did not know what kind of gun Holman had and the behavior was reported to the postmaster, who suspended all mailing services for every resident do...