Hinesville man sentenced to 70 months for threatening VA employees, police

HINESVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - A Hinesville man convicted of making threats to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.

Alexis Beatles, 44, was convicted on two counts of Interstate Communications with Threats to Injure Another in Sept. 2025.

Investigators said on December 18, 2024, Beatles called a Department of Veterans Affairs hotline and made demands to the phone operator. He threatened to kill federal employees and others if his demands were not met.

Beatles also made other threats including threatening to crash his car into the Savannah VA Clinic, to “destroy” U.S. citizens, to set up explosives in his home to kill any police officers that came to his home, and to kill the children of any officers who tried to arrest him.

During Beatles’ sentencing, prosecutors showed evidence including social media posts where Beatles declared himself a terrorist and celebrated other terror attacks, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

“Alexis Beatles directed threats of death and violence to VA employees, U.S. citizens and even the families of police officers,” said U.S. Attorney Margaret “Meg” Heap. “We commend our law enforcement and investigative partners for making our community safer by holding Beatles accountable.”

Beatles was arrested in January 2025 on a criminal complaint and was later indicted by a federal grand jury. The Savannah Police Department SWAT and EOD Teams assisted the FBI with the arrest.

“Alexis Beatles’ reckless and violent threats against Department of Veterans Affairs employees and law enforcement officers were deeply disturbing and have no place in our society,” said Brad Snider, Senior Supervisory Special Agent of FBI Georgia’s Savannah office. “This conviction sends a clear message that threats of violence, especially those targeting our veterans and first responders, will not be tolerated.”