(WWJ) — A Garden City man could face up to 20 years in prison for allegedly threatening to shoot up the Westland grocery store he worked at.
Jonathan Lee Stieber, 37, was arraigned Wednesday on one count of threat of terrorism, stemming from an incident Sunday night at the Kroger at Middlebelt and Warren Roads.
Around 9 p.m. on April 14 Stieber allegedly threatened to shoot his fellow employees and customers inside the store.
Stieber was arrested the next day after a coworker reported his concerns to police, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
While authorities did not release any further information about the incident — including what happened leading up to the alleged threat — Prosecutor Kym Worthy called it “potentially another incident that may have cost a lot of people their lives."
“Very thankfully, this was thwarted by a fellow employee at a Kroger store in Westland. The coworker reported his concerns immediately so law enforcement could start investigating,” Worthy said, per a press release. “Let me take this opportunity to say that we all should be ever vigilant and report any activity that may be criminal. Literally, lives can be saved.”
Stieber was given a $25,000 personal bond and ordered to wear a GPS tether. His next court date is scheduled for April 25.