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发帖数: 37081 | 2 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man fired from an Oklahoma food processing plant
beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was
shot and wounded by a company official, police say.
Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis said police are waiting until Alton Nolen, 30
, is conscious to arrest him and have asked the FBI to help investigate
after co-workers at Vaughan Foods in the south Oklahoma City suburb told
authorities that he recently started trying to convert several employees to
Islam.
During Thursday's attack, Nolen severed the head of Colleen Hufford, 54,
Lewis said.
"Yes, she was beheaded," Lewis told The Associated Press before a Friday
news conference.
Lewis said Nolen then stabbed Traci Johnson, 43, a number of times before
Mark Vaughan, a reserve sheriff's deputy and the company's chief operating
officer, shot him.
"This was not going to stop if he didn't stop it. It could have gotten a lot
worse," Lewis said. "The threat had already stopped once we arrived."
Lewis said Moore police have asked the FBI to look into the man's background
because of the nature of the attack, which follows a series of videotaped
beheadings by Islamic State militants.
In a statement, FBI Special Agent in Charge James E. Finch said the motive
for the attack has not been determined but that there is no reason to
believe there is a threat to anyone else.
A law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told the AP that
while there was indication that Nolen was a Muslim convert and was trying to
convert others to Islam, there is so far no connection to terrorism and no
evidence of any worrisome travel.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation
is ongoing, said Nolen had a Facebook page that was of potential interest to
investigators but that "there doesn't appear to be any nexus to terrorism
right now." But the official also said investigators were still looking into
Nolen's background.
Johnson and the suspect were hospitalized and in stable condition Friday,
Lewis said. Nolen had not yet been charged and Lewis said he didn't know
what charges the suspect would face.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections records say Nolen has served time in
prison and is on probation for assault and battery on a police officer. He
also was convicted of cocaine possession with intent to distribute in 2011.
Corrections records show Nolen has what appear to be religious tattoos,
including one referencing Jesus and one in Arabic that means "peace be with
you."
Lewis said Nolen had been fired in a building that houses the company's
human resources office, then immediately drove to the entrance of the
business. Lewis said he didn't know why the man was fired.
A Vaughan spokeswoman said the company was "shocked and deeply saddened" by
the attack.
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