A Georgia man has been arrested for allegedly blowing up his ex-girlfriend’s home and plotting to release a python to eat her daughter.
Stephen Glosser, 37, was accused of using a homemade bomb to destroy the women’s house in Richmond Hill, Bryant County, in January 2023.
He allegedly planned with his 34-year-old roommate Caleb Kinsey to kill her after she rejected him when their dating-app romance ended.
The pair were said to have plotted to shoot arrows into her front door, scalp her head, mail her dog feces or dead rats, blow up the home, and release the snake.
The two-story home that the victim lived in with her daughter that that suspect blew up after their relationship ended
Stephen Glosser, 37, was charged with possession and transporting an explosive device with intent to kill, injure or destroy a building and criminal damage to property in the first degree
Glosser appeared in court on Thursday and was charged with possession and transporting an explosive device with intent to kill, injure or destroy a building and criminal damage to property in the first degree.
Caleb Kinsey, 34, Glosser’s roommate was partook in the heinous plan. Both men previously served in the Air Force. Kinsey is being held in a Louisiana jail
Kinsey is being held in a Louisiana jail.
A search warrant was executed on their Richmond Hill home and their phones, evidence of explosives and photos of them posing with high explosives were seized.
‘They were both posing with the Tannerite, with Tannerite hats on. We also have evidence of 80 pounds of Tannerite being ordered and delivered to the residents,’ the ATF said.
According to investigators, Tannerite is legal but the two men mixed it with another compound to create a bomb, which is illegal, he said.
Remnants of the same substance was found in the suspect’s home. They also found Glosser’s journal that revealed the two men discussed blowing up a courthouse and hurting a former coworker.
His journal revealed other entries including, ‘suicidal thoughts, homicidal thoughts of wanting to kill [the victim] and had bulk Tannerite to blow up her house,’ the ATF said.
Investigators at the scene assessing the damage
The explosion left extensive damage on the Bryant County home
Judge David Cavendar denied Glosser bond when he learned of his alleged plans of further criminal wrongdoing.
It remains unclear the dating-app, Glosser and his ex-girlfriend met on. After the break-up, the pair had blocked each other but he figured out where she lived.
Police said the two men used the homemade device to blow up the woman’s house in Richmond Hill.
ATF investigator is at the scene assessing the damage
But they were rumbled when a witness revealed they saw a black SUV racing away from the scene of the bombing. The car was later linked to Kinsey.
Both men have been indicted on multiple charges: unlawful possession of an explosive, first-degree arson, stalking, use of an explosive to commit another felony offense, conspiracy to use an explosive to commit a felony, and possession of an unregistered destructive device, as per the news outlet.
Kinsey also faces weapon charges. The conspiracy charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, and using an explosive to commit a felony carries a penalty of 10 years in prison.