Tuscaloosa Man Gets Prison Time For Stalking, Threatening Ex-Girlfriend

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Tuscaloosa man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for threatening and cyberstalking his ex-girlfriend.

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U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge James DeLoatch announced on Wednesday that U.S. District Court Judge Annmarie Axon sentenced Kenneth Peter Hoover, 27, after he pleaded guilty in November to interstate threatening communications and cyberstalking.

The plea agreement states that on Jan. 22, 2024, the FBI National Threat Operations Center received an online tip concerning a series of posts on X — formerly known as Twitter — by an account later identified as Hoover.

Escalona says Hoover's posts threatened to assault and kill his ex-girlfriend.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department was notified of the posts, with officers contacting the victim and securing safe housing for her.

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A TPD officer initiated a traffic stop on Hoover a few days later but when the officer ordered Hoover to exit the vehicle, he refused.

Escalona said that after several unsuccessful attempts to remove Hoover from the vehicle, additional officers responded to the scene and successfully placed Hoover into custody. It was later found that Hoover had used Apple iMessage, Snapchat and Venmo to harass and intimidate the victim by sending threatening and violent messages with the intent to injure, harass, or intimidate her.

Escalona then said FBI Birmingham Division investigated the case along with the Tuscaloosa Police Department, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel S. McBrayer prosecuted the case.

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