An Oregon man has found himself in legal hot water, charged with the relentless harassment and intimidation of a grieving father whose child was tragically killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Prosecutors have revealed that the accused allegedly contacted the father’s colleagues, spreading conspiracy theories that the man’s daughter “was never killed” and ominously declaring that the father “was going to get what was coming to him.”

Kevin Purfield, aged 58, faced arraignment last week, confronting 10 counts of telephonic harassment alongside a felony stalking charge related to his alleged persistent harassment efforts.

Details of Purfield’s alleged behavior and a pattern of stalking are meticulously documented in a probable cause affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, as reported by Law&Crime. This Portland resident has previously faced multiple convictions for stalking and similar offenses, following a disturbing pattern involving victims of mass shootings.

According to the affidavit, Purfield is described as a conspiracy theorist with a history of targeting and terrorizing families mourning the loss of children to mass shootings. His actions have reportedly included showing up uninvited at the homes of his victims, with an incident as recent as this September involving a visit to a staff member of the mayor’s office.

In late October, prosecutors allege that Purfield’s “threatening conduct” extended to the Oregon Health & Science University, where the father of the Sandy Hook victim—whom Purfield is accused of stalking—is currently employed. This escalation underscores the troubling and invasive nature of Purfield’s alleged actions.

“He began stalking [the dad] in 2013 and has done so intermittently since, with a recent escalation in conduct,” the affidavit alleges. “Defendant has messaged [the dad], called [the dad] and sent mail directly to a prior home. On October 24, 2025, defendant called an OHSU employee … twice asking whether [the dad] worked there, telling her that [the dad] had reported him to the FBI, and saying that [the dad] was going to ‘get what was coming to him.’”

On Nov. 10, Purfield was served with a permanent exclusion from OHSU and a no-contact order stating that “any communication to our facilities, and/or our staff may be considered Telephonic Harassment and may also subject you to arrest and criminal penalties.”

Purfield was served with a temporary restraining order on Nov. 25 that prohibited him from attempting to contact or having any contact, direct or indirect, with the Sandy Hook father.

“Defendant has ignored these orders and persisted in contacting [the dad] and other OHSU employees, and has dialed OHSU employees and extensions and left voicemails on at least 10 occasions,” the affidavit says.

Just minutes after being served with the TRO, Purfield allegedly called an OHSU extension and “admitted” to having been served. He claimed that the father’s “daughter was never killed, and that [the dad] is a ‘piece of crap,’” according to the affidavit.

Purfield allegedly called OHSU again hours later and said that the father is a “piece of s—” and wanted to know who gave the father “information that formed the basis of the protection order.” A few hours after that, Purfield called OHSU dispatch and said that he knew where the dad “works and lives,” according to prosecutors.

About 45 minutes passed before Purfield allegedly picked up the phone again and dialed OHSU for a third time that day, referring to the police chief by name and wondering “aloud” whether the chief had ever been invited to the home of an OHSU official.

“The view from his deck is beautiful,” Purfield said in an email sent just five minutes after the call, according to the affidavit. Purfield allegedly followed up the call and email with a text to the father 30 minutes later, which included an address in Washington, D.C., and “the name Barack Obama,” per the affidavit.

Purfield was arrested at his apartment that evening and charged with stalking and telephonic harassment. He is in custody without bail and has a court date scheduled for Dec. 5, according to online records.