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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Stalking
Portland, Maine – In a shocking turn of events, 42-year-old William McBroom-Stees of Springfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty to interstate stalking on Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
As reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, McBroom-Stees made threatening telephone calls from Missouri to his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child while she was driving from Illinois to Rockland, Maine, where she was relocating.
The calls, which took place between November 9 and November 21, 2013, were filled with threats to kill and harm her, her immediate family, and others. On November 13, McBroom-Stees threatened that if she did not return to Missouri by their child’s birthday, he would ‘start the worst f***ing bloodbath in America’ and dared the police to come after him.
The call was recorded by the victim with the help of a Knox County Sheriff’s Office detective. Phone records revealed McBroom-Stees placed hundreds of calls and sent numerous text messages to the victim, many of which were threatening, causing substantial emotional distress to the victim and her family.
The investigation was conducted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the Rockland Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. McBroom-Stees faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
He will be sentenced after completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. Contact Assistant U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee for further information at 207-780-3257.
This case highlights the severity of stalking and the importance of seeking help. If you or someone you know is a victim of stalking, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit www.thehotline.org.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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