Police ID Postman Accused Of Shoving Child To Ground, Now Facing Felony Charge

RAMAPO, NY — The postal worker who is accused of assaulting a small child is now facing a felony charge, according to police.

Due to the ages of the victim and the suspect (suspect over 18 years old and victim under 7 years old), Gabriel Stan of Stony Point, has now also been charged with felony attempted assault.

The postman was arrested on Friday after being accused of assaulting the child while on duty.

The Town of Ramapo Police Department said Friday evening that they became aware of an assault that took place on Thursday evening.

After an investigation, police said that on Thursday, around 6:25 p.m., in the Viola section of the Town of Ramapo, a 39-year-old Stony Point man, who was an employee of the United States Postal Service, intentionally shoved a 4-year-old child to the ground, while on duty

"We want to acknowledge the Ramapo Police Department and Chaverim for their actions regarding this incident, where a mail carrier appears to have allegedly violently punched and shoved a child to the ground," Rockland County Legislators Itamar Yeger and Joel Friedman said in a statement. "No matter the circumstances, violence against children is never acceptable. We condemn all harm to children in the strongest terms."

The USPS employee was later found and initially charged with misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child; and misdemeanor third-degree attempted assault.