Wayne County Kroger employee charged with terrorism after threatening to shoot staff, customers

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Garden City man with making terrorist threats against his fellow employees and customers at a Kroger store.

The incident occurred at 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at a Kroger on North Middlebelt Road just north of Warren Road in Westland. There, 37-year-old Jonathan Lee Stieber allegedly threatened to shoot the employees and customers at the store.

A police investigation led to the arrest of Stieber on Monday, April 15. He has been charged with one count of threat of terrorism.

Officials said the investigation began thanks to a Kroger employee who reported their concerns.

Read more: WDIV (Detroit, MI)