Mail Delivery Lady Carjacked, Shot
'Sorry mom, sorry dad, sorry North Carolina,' suspect in USPS shooting, carjacking speaks out
by Hannah MackenzieWed, September 6th 2023, 10:38 PM EDT
SEPT. 6, 2023 - Burke County officials confirm Jaden Isaiah Garay, 23, the suspect in a Madison County mail carrier attack, has been captured.
'Sorry mom, sorry dad, sorry North Carolina,' suspect in USPS shooting, carjacking speaks out
According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Jaden Isaiah Garay is now in custody, charged with attempted first-degree murder.
The 23-year-old was taken into custody on Sept. 6 in Burke County, following a chase and a manhunt, according to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office. Garay is accused of shooting and carjacking a rural mail carrier in Mars Hill on Sept. 5.
Video showed Garay being escorted out of the Burke County Sheriff’s Office by a Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Wednesday.
“I’m really sorry and, hopefully, she can forgive me,” he told reporters.
Shirtless and in pink handcuffs, Garay had visible injuries to his face, neck and chest.
“I wasn’t in a clear state of mind, and my regards goes to the family,” Garay said.
The U.S. Postal Service confirmed Teresa Ramsay was the mail carrier attacked on the job.
“We are deeply saddened by the recent attack on our colleague in Mars Hill,” North Carolina District Manager Roselle Murrell said. “[Teresa] has been a dedicated team member since she joined the postal service. Our thoughts are with [Teresa] and her family, and we are praying for a speedy recovery. We are grateful for the quick actions by first responders and the coordination by all the law enforcement agencies involved.”
Garay was caught on a neighbor’s security camera fleeing in Ramsay’s Jeep with law enforcement on his tail. Police said he later crashed and ran away. He was found and taken into custody in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
“Sorry mom, sorry dad sorry North Carolina,” he said while being loaded into the back of a deputy’s vehicle.
Garay is being held on a $2 million bond.
According to court records, in addition to the attempted first-degree murder charge, Garay is also due in court in Buncombe and Yancey counties later this year – both of those cases in regard to traffic offenses.
Wednesday night, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said Ramsay remained in "critical condition, but stable."
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Scary times we live in. Seems like us mail carriers should be armed like the old days
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The bothers in the state penitentiary will put him in the right state of mind.
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I believe he is sorry. In fact I would say he’s about the sorriest piece of crap I’ve seen all week.
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What a useless oxygen waster.
Joe
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Hey! You guys quit being so critical of the little pissant. After all he apologized, so everything should be o.k. now. Besides this is probably Trump's fault anyway!🙄 Bob
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Update from the local Facebook site:
"I know many of our rural mail carriers here in Madison county….they are an exceptionally hard working group of individuals…they pack their own cars to the gills every morning and are often working 6-7 days a week just to get you your Amazon packages on time. The amount of personal service I’ve received over the years from our little post office is immeasurable.
I don’t know Teresa personally but I know she and her family needs help during this difficult time. An update from her daughter says she has woken up from surgery and has lost her eye, after being shot in the head. This senseless act of violence will impact her for the rest of her life.
If you can give, please do ❤️"
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Too bad I didn't get a chance to participate in that manhunt.
'Garay had visible injuries to his face, neck and chest.' That would have been the least of his injuries.
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jimdeere: 30742381273627/comments/30742396448411
The bothers in the state penitentiary will put him in the right state of mind.
Likely the Brothers will be on Jaden's BACK often reminding him of Teresa's pain😮
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My little brother retires on October first from the post office. He was a rural carrier since 1980 after he had worked for the sheriff's office a few years.
The only trouble he had was the occasional mean dog, and pepper spray worked great on them. He was bitten 3 times and that is a big deal to the Post Office.
I don't know the details on this carjacking, but the guy didn't have nearly enough injuries as he should have had. That is the downside of cameras everywhere.
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Sadly, the way our court system works he will be charged with first degree assault and grand theft and numerous other charges. Most of the charges will be dropped and he will be offered a lesser charge to plead to and will probably serve two years or less.
Our court systems offer no real justice for victims like Mrs. Ramsay
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That Boy, does not look too beefy/tough.
Having preyed on a Woman/Kid, he will not fare too well in Prison. They have their own code.
When they yell "Fresh Meat," when he comes in - it will be appropriate.
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What a runt of a kid
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That poor misunderstood boy deserves a fair trial. and a hanging.
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Just think. If parents still followed the old rules that our generation and all of the generations before us followed, that is "corporal punishment" (spanking), this kid most likely would not have ended up being a criminal scumbag!
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That's 23? He's gonna be very popular in orange peel.
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Fundraising event planned for US Postal Service worker injured in carjacking
Friends of Teresa Ramsay, a U.S. Postal Service worker who was shot and carjacked in Mars Hill, are holding a fundraising event.3 -
I saw a headline in the local paper yesterday that the Feds may pick up the case. This is a case that is 2 or 3 state felonies, but it also is 3 or 4 Federal felonies. US judges don't like it when bad guys shoot mailmen in the head. This punk may get life. Life Federal means you leave Leavenworth in a coffin.
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He Dog: 30742381273627/comments/30742369049883
That poor misunderstood boy deserves a fair trial. and a hanging.
Why yes, yes he does. All wrapped up by the end of October.
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I noticed the little scumbag didn't offer an apology to the woman he shot.
Joe
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Brookwood: 30742381273627/comments/30742423947035
Just think. If parents still followed the old rules that our generation and all of the generations before us followed, that is "corporal punishment" (spanking), this kid most likely would not have ended up being a criminal scumbag!
I agree with you 110%. It was my parents that taught me right from wrong, and the consequences if one didn’t follow, or broke the rules. We can all thank Hillary Clinton for the lack of respect and disregard for the law these kids have today. She was the one that got the laws put in place that you were no longer allowed to discipline your children, she said it was child abuse to spank your kids. My dad always thought she was part of the anti Christ.
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This kid probably played too many videos games and flipped his lid. They are brain washing mentally unstable youth. And yes I hope he goes to Federal Prison with all my heart.
(And the kid who killed the officer in LA should be right next to him)
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Lady Rae: 30742381273627/comments/
This kid probably played too many videos games and flipped his lid. They are brain washing mentally unstable youth. And yes I hope he goes to Federal Prison with all my heart.
(And the kid who killed the officer in LA should be right next to him)
Yep, there can be a party in the whole cellblock.
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