Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit February 7, 1997, 96-1370EMSL, 96-1371EMSL and 96-1621EMSL (United States v. Steven Triplett, United States of America v. Joseph Lee Triplett)

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On May 18, 1995, two armed, masked men robbed a United States Post Office in St. Louis. At approximately 4:00 p.m., the men, brandishing weapons, accosted a postal employee on a loading dock and forced their way into the back room of the postal facility.