WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Westerville man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for his role in four armed robberies against postal carriers, according to prosecutors.

Cameron D. Newton, 21, was given a sentenced of 240 months and one day for aiding and abetting aggravated robberies of mail and use of a firearm during the crimes of violence, according to prosecutors.

Newton was on probation and wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the robberies. Prosecutors said he recruited two juveniles to rob a postal carrier on Dec. 22, 2022, in German Village and arranged the use of the gun used during the crime.

A month later, Newton was in his vehicle nearby during a robbery on East Columbus Street, prosecutors said, and provided surveillance. Newton was pretending to be making DoorDash deliveries to evade home confinement.

That same day, he provided surveillance for a third armed robbery, and arranged buyers for the stolen postal keys, according to prosecutors.

In another robbery on May 11, 2023, Newton got a firearm for a co-conspirator to use, and picked up accomplices near Goodale Park after the robbery, which involved an elderly female postal worker.

Newton paid several hundred dollars via CashApp for the robberies.

During a search of Newton’s home, detectives found $590,000 in altered checks and money orders, $22,000 in cash, hundreds of pieces of stolen mail, and two postal keys.

“Newton and his accomplices terrorized postal workers in an effort to steal their keys and loot mailboxes,” FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge Elena Iatarola said in a statement. “Through the hard work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, local police, and the FBI, we were able to arrest those responsible for these violent crimes and ensure they are held accountable.”

In total, six people have been charged in connection with six armed robberies in central Ohio involving postal workers.