Alabama FedEx driver who dumped packages identified, remorseful

The Blount County Sheriff Department have identified the FedEx driver who dumped hundreds of packages in a roadside ditch. Deandre Charleston told investigators he was dealing with a death in the family and did not want to deliver the items. Sheriff's officials expected to take him into custody at the end of the day on suspicion of cargo theft. It was not clear whether he had an attorney. The packages were discovered in November in a ravine on private property near the small town of Hayden about thirty miles north of Birmingham. FedEx says it was working to identify and deliver the missing packages and to make good on damaged items. This isn’t the only incident involving a driver with the Tennessee based delivery company. Authorities are investigating after a woman told police that a FedEx driver stole her service dog in an Alabama town. In a statement, FedEx said the driver is no longer working for FedEx Ground while company officials work with authorities to investigate what happened.