A Fairfax man has pleaded guilty to making threats against employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the United States Postal Service (USPS), according to federal authorities.
Court documents state that Kenneth R. Woodard, 57, called the VA crisis line on April 29, demanding to speak with a VA police officer he had encountered earlier. During the call, Woodard said he was on his way to the VA hospital with an armor-piercing firearm and intended to kill the officer.
On May 13, Woodard made three calls to the USPS Customer Care Center about a package he was expecting. He threatened one employee during these calls, saying he would “kill him” if his package was not delivered that day and added that he would go to the post office with a firearm. Woodard also claimed to be a U.S. Marine sniper and threatened violence if forced to visit the post office.
Later that day, during a 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 claimed ownership of three firearms and warned inspectors they should come prepared if they visited his home.
On May 28, in another call to 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 and faces up to ten years in prison. Sentences for federal crimes are often less than the maximum allowed by law; sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge after considering applicable guidelines and statutory factors.
“Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Damon E. Wood, Inspector in Charge of the Washington Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service; and Cheryl L. Mason, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, made the announcement after Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga accepted the plea.”
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Mercer is prosecuting this case.
Further details about this case can be found at the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia or through PACER by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-204.
