Missouri Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Social Security Employees.

Cape Girardeau, Mo. (KFMO) - A Wayne County man has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to making violent threats against employees of the Social Security Administration.

57-year-old Timothy Wells Stevens was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau. In addition to his prison sentence, Stevens will serve two years of supervised release following his release from custody.

According to court records, the threats occurred on October 1, 2025, after Stevens contacted the Social Security Administration regarding benefit payments. During a phone call with an employee in Pennsylvania, Stevens was informed there was no record indicating he was entitled to receive payments.

Federal prosecutors said Stevens responded by threatening employees, stating he would "go gunning" for them if he did not receive payments. After the employee warned him that all threats are taken seriously, Stevens allegedly escalated his comments, saying he intended to "blow up" Social Security offices.

Approximately 30 minutes later, Stevens called again and reached a Social Security Administration employee in California. During that conversation, prosecutors said he again threatened employees, stating he would hunt them down and blow them up if he lost his home and had to live under a bridge.

Stevens later pleaded guilty to two counts of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. Federal authorities said the sentence reflects the seriousness of making threats against government employees and federal facilities.