Savannah Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Bombing Woman’s Home

A Chatham County man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that include planting and detonating a bomb that severely damaged a woman’s residence.

Stephen Glosser, 38, of Savannah, was sentenced to 240 months in prison after admitting guilt to charges of Stalking and Use of an Explosive to Commit Another Felony Offense. U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker also ordered Glosser to pay $507,781 in restitution to two victims and to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case stems from a January 13, 2023, incident in which emergency services in Bryan County responded to an explosion that extensively damaged a Richmond Hill home occupied by two individuals. Investigations led to the arrest of Glosser and a co-conspirator, resulting in a federal indictment in March 2024.

Court documents reveal that Glosser and his co-conspirator devised a plan to “kill, intimidate, harass, or injure” the homeowner. Their schemes included shooting arrows into the victim’s front door, releasing a python into the home to harm the victim’s daughter, mailing dog feces and dead rats to the residence, scalping the victim, and ultimately bombing the house.

Glosser located the victim’s residence through internet searches using an image previously shared with him. The duo purchased explosive materials online and constructed a bomb, which they used to destroy the victim’s home. Following the explosion, Glosser hired a cleaning service to remove traces of bomb-making materials from his residence.

The co-conspirator, arrested in Louisiana on unrelated charges, is awaiting prosecution in the Southern District of Georgia. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The case was investigated by multiple agencies, including Bryan County Fire and Emergency Services, the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, the Savannah Fire Department, and the Grant Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney L. Alexander Hamner prosecuted the case for the Southern District of Georgia.