Kevin McCaa was sentenced to 38 years in federal prison for killing Milwaukee letter carrier Aundre Cross.

This is a sentence after a guilty plea, so McCaa's conviction is settled. Co-defendant Charles Ducksworth Jr. pleaded guilty to the same crimes and has not been sentenced yet; his hearing is set for Nov. 18.

Kevin McCaa, 40, of Milwaukee, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, to 38 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for the murder of U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Aundre Cross, TMJ4 and CBS 58 reported. Chief U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper of the Eastern District of Wisconsin imposed the sentence. McCaa pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder and discharging a firearm.

Cross was shot while delivering mail in Milwaukee on Dec. 9, 2022. Federal prosecutors said McCaa and Charles Ducksworth Jr. watched Cross for more than half an hour before the shooting and targeted him because they believed he had stolen a drug package of theirs. Prosecutors said the pair threw the gun into a nearby creek, changed their phone numbers and got rid of their clothing. Both were arrested Dec. 27, 2022.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Schimel called the killing "a cold-blooded, senseless murder of a beloved member of his family and the community he served," and said McCaa "will rightly spend virtually the rest of his life in federal prison," TMJ4 reported. Nicholas Bucciarelli, inspector in charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Chicago Division, said holding accountable those who commit violence against Postal Service employees is the agency's top priority. FBI Milwaukee Special Agent in Charge Alan Karr credited the joint work of postal inspectors, Milwaukee police and the FBI.

Ducksworth pleaded guilty to the same crimes and is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 18, CBS 58 reported. Until then, his case is not finished. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.