Man Sentenced to 20 Years After Bombing Woman's Home, Allegedly Planning to Release 'Large Python' to Eat Her Child

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to planting a bomb at a woman’s home and allegedly hatching what officials are calling a “plan to kill, intimidate, harass or injure” the homeowner.

The alleged plan, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia and as previously reported, involved shooting “arrows into the victim’s front door,” releasing a large python “to eat the victim’s daughter,” mailing rats and dog feces to the home and ultimately blowing up the property.

Stephen Glosser of Chatham County, 38, has now been sentenced to 20 years in prison and must pay $507,781 in restitution to his victims after pleading guilty to Stalking and Use of an Explosive to Commit Another Felony Offense, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.

He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term, per the news release.

Glosser – who has no possibility for parole in the federal system per the news release – was initially arrested in January 2023 following the Richmond Hill, Ga. home explosion alongside alleged co-conspirator Caleb Kinsey.

The co-conspirator was taken into custody in Louisiana on “unrelated charges,” per the office, and is now awaiting prosecution in the Southern District of Georgia.

“The level of malevolent violence in this case is astounding and it’s truly fortunate that there were no deaths as a result of this horrific crime,” Acting U.S. Attorney Tara Lyons said in a statement. “This successful prosecution is a credit to the outstanding investigative work of the ATF and our state and local law enforcement partners.”

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As previously reported, after police responded to an “explosion at a residential structure” around 5 a.m. local time on Jan. 13, 2023, they determined the cause was an improvised explosive device and the pair were later arrested in February 2023 before eventually being indicted on several charges.

Glosser was accused of finding the woman’s address online and having “mapped out a path” to her home before making the explosive device. WJCL reported last year that an unnamed woman and her child — who reportedly moved into the property the day before — escaped the home unharmed. She reportedly had a prior relationship with one of the suspects, Bryan County Sheriff Mark Crowe said, per WJCL.

Per the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Glosser’s co-conspirator “purchased exploding targets online,” and the pair used the material “to construct a bomb” that they used on the home. Glosser then allegedly “hired a cleaning service to clean the carpets in his residence to hide traces of the bomb-making materials.”

“This case demonstrates the devastating impact of violent criminals who stop at nothing to terrorize their victims. ATF, along with our law enforcement partners, will aggressively pursue and bring to justice those who use explosive devices as tools of destruction,” Beau Kolodka, assistant special agent in charge of the Atlanta Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, said in a statement shared in the news release.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey called the sentencing a “stark reminder that those who use terror and threats to intimidate others will face the full force of the law.”

“We are fortunate that no lives were lost, and I commend the tireless efforts of the ATF and our local partners for their dedication in bringing this dangerous individual to justice,” he said.

“Our commitment to ensuring public safety remains steadfast, and we will continue to work together to protect our communities from such acts of violence,” Hosey added.