Father, son sentenced for assault on postal worker

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) — A Broward County father and his son will spend time in prison for attacking a postal worker.

The pair was sentenced Wednesday on aggravated assault charges.

Sixty-one year-old Donald Lincks will serve just under eight years in jail, followed by three years of supervised release. His son, 27-year-old Kevin Lincks, will serve 7 years in prison, and three years of supervised release.

Federal authorities say in June the two asked a letter carrier to give them their mail on the street, near their home. The postal worker told them he couldn’t do that, since he didn’t know them.

Authorities say the two punched the carrier in the head and face, who later threw a rock at them. Kevin Lincks used that rock to hit the letter carrier on the shoulder.