Prosecutors allege Stevens sent messages threatening postal carriers over concerns about workers crossing his lawn.<\/p>\n
The alleged messages were sent through the United States Postal Service<\/a> website.<\/p>\n The incident was reported on August 8, 2026, in Fergus Falls.<\/p>\n The felony charge carries up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n Fergus Falls police were contacted about an alleged threat involving local mail carriers.<\/p>\n A postal official told investigators that Stevens had submitted several online service complaints.<\/p>\n The complaints concerned postal carriers walking across his lawn instead of using the sidewalk.<\/p>\n The postmaster had previously explained the carrier route policy to Stevens, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n Stevens continued submitting complaints on August 8, prosecutors allege.<\/p>\n One message allegedly warned that people crossing his property could be shot.<\/p>\n A later message said trespassers would not actually be shot, according to court records.<\/p>\n Stevens allegedly said the earlier wording was intended to keep people off the grass.<\/p>\n The Postal Service treated the alleged threat as credible enough to take safety precautions.<\/p>\n Mail delivery to Stevens’ address was suspended, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n The postmaster reportedly feared that a mail carrier could be harmed.<\/p>\n Police initially could not contact Stevens at his residence.<\/p>\n Investigators later spoke with him about the online messages.<\/p>\n Stevens told investigators he wanted postal workers to stop walking through his yard.<\/p>\n He acknowledged using the USPS complaint system to communicate his concerns.<\/p>\n Stevens also acknowledged writing a message saying trespassers would be shot, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n However, he told investigators he did not actually mean the statement.<\/p>\n He said a later message was intended to make that clear.<\/p>\n Stevens later claimed he had been referring to a squirt gun, the complaint states.<\/p>\n Prosecutors charged Stevens under Minnesota Statute 609.713<\/a>.<\/p>\n The statute covers threats to commit crimes of violence intended to cause terror.<\/p>\n It also applies when someone acts with reckless disregard for causing such fear.<\/p>\n The case is State of Minnesota v. Rickey Delwin Stevens.<\/p>\n The court file number is 56-CR-26-1950 in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District.<\/p>\n Public case information is available through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n The complaint contains allegations and does not establish Stevens’ guilt.<\/p>\n Stevens is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\nPostal Service Reports Messages<\/h2>\n
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Mail Delivery Suspended<\/h2>\n
Stevens Explains Messages<\/h2>\n
Felony Charge Filed<\/h2>\n