Death Threats Lead To Fairfax Man's Conviction

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A 57-year-old Fairfax man pleaded guilty on Monday to threatening to kill a Department of Veterans Affairs police officer and three United States Postal Service employees earlier this year.

Kenneth R. Woodward admitted in the Eastern District Court of Virginia that he called the VA crisis line on April 29, demanding that he be connected to a VA hospital. He specifically asked for the hospital where he interacted with a VA police officer earlier in the day. During the call, Woodward said he was on his way to the hospital and was going to kill the officer with an armor-piercing firearm, according to court records.

Woodward also admitted to making three calls to the USPS Customer Care Center on May 13. He spoke with three separate postal service employees about a package he was waiting to receive, according to court records.

“Woodard threatened to kill one of the employees with whom he spoke,” according to court documents. “He stated the next time he saw a mailman he was going to ‘kill him,’ and that if the package was not delivered that day, he would travel to the post office with a firearm. Woodard claimed that he was a U.S. Marine sniper and that if he had to go to the post office, he would bring a gun.”

Later that day, Woodward spoke with two inspectors from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, claiming that he planned to sit outside a post office and “put a bullet in someone’s head” if he didn’t receive his package, court records say. He told the postal inspectors that he had three firearms and if they came to his house they should come with firepower.

Woodward also admitted to threatening to rape the husband and children of a VA crisis specialist, during a May 28 phone call to the VA crisis line, court records say.

Woodward is due back in court on Nov. 26 for sentencing, when he faces up to 10 years in prison, according to a press release.