A state trooper who lives and works in Butler County was recently investigated and disciplined for making threats to a handyman in a voice mail.

John Kline, a resident of Waynesboro, Franklin County, said he filed a police report and a complaint with the state police after an incident in August.

Kline said that he was hired by Trooper Kevin Goss to do some repair work on Goss' rental property in Shippensburg over the summer.

Kline said that Goss was unhappy with the bill because it was $17.44 higher than he had expected. In a text message exchange, Kline said he called Goss a “cheap b------” and demanded he pay his bill.

Goss responded by calling Kline and leaving a voice mail. In the voice mail, which Kline shared with the Butler Eagle, Goss invoked his position as a trooper.

“I am a f------ Pennsylvania state trooper,” he said.

“I used to work out there so I still know a lot of people out there that are state troopers. If you want to f--- with me I'll have sixty f------ guys searching for your a--,” he said.

Before hearing that voice mail, Kline said he did not know Goss was a state trooper and did not believe there was any reason to bring it up.

Several days later he obtained a no-contact order against Goss, which prohibited the trooper or his family from having any contact with Kline, his family and friends or his business' customers.

Kline sent a letter informing Goss about the no-contact order, via registered mail, but Goss would not accept the delivery and it was sent back marked “Return to Sender.”

In a letter dated Nov. 16, Troop D commander Capt. Steve Ignatz informed Kline that the allegations in his complaint were sustained by an internal affairs investigation.

“While the District Attorney has declined criminal prosecution in this case, further administrative action will take place in this matter concerning the involved personnel,” the letter reads, in part.

In an interview Tuesday Ignatz declined to comment on the investigation or the “administrative action,” against Goss, saying that personnel issues are handled internally.

“We take complaints seriously and, as you saw, we respond to complainants and it was handled appropriately,” Ignatz said about the letter.

Franklin County District Attorney Matt Fogal confirmed that his office reviewed the case and decided not to prosecute, but declined to comment further.

Goss did not return a message Tuesday.

A state police spokesman confirmed that Goss is still a trooper with Troop D, where he has been assigned since 2013. He joined the state police in 2008 and was assigned to Troop H in Chambersburg, Franklin County from 2009 to 2013.

The state police do not release details about internal affairs investigations or personnel matters, he said.

Kline said he was unhappy to learn that the district attorney would not pursue charges.

“I'm just not happy with the response of the police and the DA. It's the good old boys system. It's one of their own,” he said.

He said he spent $1,200 on measures to protect himself following the incident with Goss.

“I feel very threatened by it. I went out and bought a gun and I put a security system in my house because of it,” he said.

Eagle City Editor Phillip Rau contributed to this report.