Racist Man Arrested for Aggravated Stalking Against U.S. Postal Worker

Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers arrested Avi Benjamin Satlow, 31, Thursday and charged him with aggravated stalking.

According to the arrest report, the victim, a Black U.S. Postal Services (USPS) employee, was delivering mail at Satlow’s apartment complex. 

The victim was inside her USPS vehicle when Satlow exited his residence and began calling her derogatory names and racial slurs, such as the n-word. Satlow moved in front of the victim’s vehicle when she tried to drive away.

With no way to leave the scene, the victim locked her doors and called 911 along with her work supervisors. 

The victim’s supervisors arrived on the scene to find Satlow still racially assaulting the victim while she hid in the vehicle. The supervisors were able to get Satlow to disengage, and he was contacted by police shortly after. 

The arrest report states, “This is not the first incident where [Satlow] has engaged the victim while in the course of her duties. [Satlow’s] ongoing course of conduct has been causing substantial emotional distress for a period of months, only ceasing when the victim is assigned to an alternate mail delivery route.

The State Attorney’s Office issued a motion of pretrial detention on Satlow.

The motion will be heard by Judge Denise Ferrero on July 7.

According to Satlow’s LinkedIn, he is an “aspiring lawyer and entrepreneur.” He previously ran a nonprofit called “AviCares” and is currently in law school.