A Fairfax man has pleaded guilty to making threats against employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service, according to court documents.
On April 29, Kenneth R. Woodard, 57, called the VA crisis line and demanded to speak with a VA police officer he had interacted with earlier that day. During the call, he said he was on his way to the VA hospital with an armor-piercing firearm to kill the officer.
Court records show that on May 13, Woodard made three separate calls to the United States Postal Service Customer Care Center regarding a package delivery. He threatened one employee during these calls, saying he would "kill him" and that if his package was not delivered that day, he would go to the post office with a firearm. Woodard also claimed to be a U.S. Marine sniper and stated he would bring a gun if required.
Later that day, in a phone conversation with Postal Inspectors from the United States Postal Inspection Service, Woodard said he would wait outside a local post office and shoot someone if his package did not arrive. He told inspectors he owned three firearms and warned them to "come with firepower" if they visited his home.
On May 28, during another call with the VA crisis line, Woodard told a crisis specialist that he intended to find and rape the specialist’s husband and children.
Woodard is scheduled for sentencing on November 26. He faces up to ten years in prison; however, actual sentences are often less than maximum penalties as federal judges consider sentencing guidelines and statutory factors before issuing sentences.
Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Damon E. Wood, Inspector in Charge of the Washington Division at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; and Cheryl L. Mason, Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the plea after Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga accepted it.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Mercer is prosecuting this case.
Additional information can be found at the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Court documents are available via PACER by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-204 or through resources at the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
