A federal indictment charges two Georgia men with a slew of charges related to an explosion last year that police say was an attempt to kill a woman and her child who lived at the home where the blast occurred.
A grand jury charged Stephen Glosser, 37, and Caleb Kinsey, 34, with stalking, use of an explosive to commit another felony, conspiracy to use an explosive to commit a felony, and possession of an unregistered destructive device, according the US Attorney’s Office for the South District of Georgia. The grand jury also charged Kinsey with false statement during the purchase of a firearm and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
But it’s the details in the indictment that shock the senses. According to the document, the defendants put the woman under surveillance, tracking down her home via internet searches. Then, the charges say, they used cell phones to “create a plan to kill, intimidate, harass, or injure the victim” through methods including shooting arrows into the victim’s front door, acquiring and releasing “a large python into the victim’s home to eat the victim’s daughter,” mailing dog feces or dead rats to the victim’s home, scalping the victim, and blowing up the victim’s home.
Glosser and Kinsey, one of whom reportedly had a prior relationship with the woman, were arrested shortly after the January 13, 2023, explosion in the coastal Georgia town of Richmond Hill, as CrimeOnline reported. The blast rocked the neighborhood, tore the facade off the house, and did significant damage to the interior, but no one was hurt.
The woman and child had moved into the house the day before the explosion. Police did not say if they were at home when the blast went off.
The US Attorney’s Office said the conspiracy charge would be punished by 20 years in prison if the defendants are convicted. An additional 10 years would be added for conviction of the charge of using an explosive. Neither are subject to parole.
At the time, police said the pair also faced state charges but it’s not clear if that’s still the case.
