Man Admits Threatening Social Security Administration Employees by Phone

CAPE GIRARDEAU - A man from Wayne County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted threatening employees of the Social Security Administration twice in 2025.

Timothy Wells Stevens, 57, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to two counts of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. On Oct. 1, 2025, Stevens was talking to an SSA employee in Pennsylvania and was told that there was no record showing that he was due payments. Stevens said, that if he did not receive payments, "I'm commin' gunning' for you all," his plea agreement says. The employee told Stevens that the SSA takes all threats seriously, and he responded "No, I am going gunnin' trust me, and I'm going to blow up every (expletive) office around here."

About 30 minutes later Stevens called again and reached an SSA employee in California. During that call, he said, "Cause I'm telling you now, if I have to sell my place I've owned for 17 years and go live under a bridge, I'm hunting every last one of you (expletives) down and I'm gonna blow you up," his plea agreement says.

On Oct. 9, 2025, investigators interviewed Stevens, who confirmed that it was his voice on the recorded call with the California employee.

Stevens is scheduled to be sentenced on July 28. The charge is punishable by up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both prison and fine.

The Federal Protective Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Willis is prosecuting the case.