Federal authorities have arrested a U.S. Postal worker for discarding thousands of pieces of mail, including political mailings and some election ballots

Federal authorities have arrested U.S. mail carrier Ottis McCoy, accused of dumping over 1,000 pieces of mail, including 400 political mailings and an election ballot, in a wooded area instead of delivering them on his Orlando, Florida, route.

According to court documents, a co-worker reported to McCoy’s manager that he returned unusually early despite leaving with a large amount of mail. GPS data showed McCoy had diverted to a wooded area, where the co-worker later found scattered mail.