Eugene Man Sentenced to Probation After Threatening on Facebook to Emulate School Shooter Kip Kinkel

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene man who threatened to become the next Kip Kinkel- the school shooter who killed two classmates and injured 25 in a Springfield, Oregon high school in 1998, Jeffrey Alan Voss, 31, was sentenced to a five-year term of federal prison probation after spending six months in custody, which counts as part of his sentence.

The Eugene Police Department investigated the case with help from the FBI. Court documents indicate that Voss posted several videos of himself online on September 24 and 27, 2024, in which he made violent threats, including two in which he was holding a firearm. Voss discussed becoming the next Kip Kinkel in a separate video.

A concerned citizen called 911 to report a Facebook Live video Voss posted saying he was minutes from a specific high school and made violent threats.

The Eugene Police Department arrested Voss the same day, and on October 1, four days later, the FBI executed a search warrant on Voss’s Eugene residence.

Earlier that day, Voss had attempted to persuade someone to conceal or remove evidence from his home.

The agents seized two firearms, one replica firearm, ammunition, body armor, and a handwritten note outlining his desires for vengeance. The note listed individuals Voss wished to harm.

The case was prosecuted by William M. McLaren, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, in coordination with the Lane County District Attorney’s Office.

Voss was indicted by a Eugene federal grand jury on November 5, last year. At his first appearance the next day, he was ordered to be detained and pleaded guilty on March 6, 2025.