A Eugene man has been sentenced to five years of probation after posting violent threats on Facebook, referencing a local tragedy. Jeffrey Alan Voss, 31, also served six months in custody before the sentencing.
Court documents revealed that between Sept. 24 and 27, 2024, Voss posted several videos online in which he made violent threats, including two in which he brandished a firearm. In one of the videos, he referred to himself as potentially becoming the next Kip Kinkel, a school shooter responsible for the deaths of his parents and two classmates at Thurston High School in 1998.
On Sept. 27, a concerned citizen called 911 after witnessing a Facebook Live video in which Voss claimed he was minutes away from a specific high school and made additional violent threats. The Eugene Police Department arrested him the same day.
Following his arrest, the FBI executed a search warrant at Voss’s residence on October 1, 2024, where agents seized two firearms, a replica firearm, ammunition, body armor, and a handwritten note outlining his desires for vengeance against specific individuals. On the same day, Voss attempted to persuade someone to hide or remove evidence from his home.
A federal grand jury in Eugene indicted Voss on Nov. 5, 2024. He made his initial court appearance the following day and was ordered to remain in custody until his guilty plea on March 6, 2025.
The FBI investigated this case with assistance from the Eugene Police Department. William M. McLaren, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, prosecuted it in coordination with the Lane County District Attorney’s Office.
