Eugene man indicted after alleged online threats to become the 'next Kip Kinkel'
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Eugene man who made a video threatening to become the “next Kip Kinkel” has been indicted on federal charges.
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted Jeffrey Allen Voss with transmitting interstate threats and attempting to tamper with evidence. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, the 31-year-old man made violent threats in multiple videos he posted on social media from Sept. 24 to Sept. 27 — including two videos in which he held a firearm.
Officials added that Voss discussed becoming Kinkel in one particular video, referring to the man who pleaded guilty to the 1998 murder of his parents and a school shooting in Springfield. USAO reported that he killed two of his classmates and injured 25 more.
The Attorney’s Office said “concerned citizens” reported Voss to 911 after he warned people he was nearby a high school on Sept. 27, during a Facebook livestream. He was arrested by the Eugene Police Department the same day.
Later on Oct. 1, the FBI searched his residence.
“Agents located and seized two firearms, one replica firearm, ammunition, body armor, electronic storage media, and a handwritten note outlining his desires for vengeance and specifying individuals Voss wished to harm,” USAO said.
According to the office, Voss attempted to push someone to hide or remove evidence before the search.
He pleaded not guilty to his charges on Tuesday and will be detained “pending further court proceedings.” The maximum sentence for Voss’ alleged crimes is 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine.