A 23-year-old Georgia man is headed to federal prison after a series of phone calls to the IRS escalated from tax frustrations to graphic death threats against federal agents. Stephane Brice was sentenced to 27 months behind bars by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber in a Tampa, Florida courtroom, following a guilty plea entered earlier this year.
The legal trouble began on March 18, 2025, when Brice contacted the Internal Revenue Service to discuss a problem with a tax refund.
According to court records, the conversation soured as Brice became increasingly agitated. During the call, he threatened to travel to an IRS office to kill and behead employees working at the agency.
The situation intensified the following day when a federal law enforcement officer called Brice to investigate the initial threats.
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Rather than backing down, Brice launched into a profanity-laced tirade against the investigator. Court documents detail that Brice threatened to behead the officer and specifically mentioned burning down the officer’s home while his children were inside.
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the sentencing this week, noting that Brice had pleaded guilty on January 6, 2026, to the charge of interstate transmission of threats to assault and kill a federal law enforcement officer.
The investigation was a joint effort between the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and the IRS. The government’s case was handled by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Wheeler III and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Milliron. Brice will begin serving his nearly two-and-a-half-year sentence effective immediately.
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