Biography
Jeffrey Stevens, 41, of Fort Wayne IN, freelance journalist for The Arab American News, communicated threats online November 17-20, 2023. Posted to the CIA public website that he was going to shoot every government official in the head, and messaged Fort Wayne PD that he would kill every Jew in Fort Wayne. Pleaded guilty; 15 months federal prison with hate-crime motivation enhancement.
Portrait provenance
Jeffrey Stevens, explicitly identified as the defendant who also used the name Zaid Stevens in Deadline Detroit reporting on his federal case. The report also links his Arab American News author biography. Image reproduced by Deadline Detroit; original photographer and photograph date unspecified. Original-pixel crop retains his full cap and face. No resizing, retouching or generated details.
