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…