Alexander Nolen, 30 years old, was charged on Tuesday for the murder of a 54-year old woman. The incident took place at the murderer’s former workplace, in Oklahoma. Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn stated that the murderer also stabbed a second woman and was charged with attempted murder as well. The prosecutor dealing with this case said he will be seeking the death penalty for Alexander Nolen. He will however, consult with the victim’s family before making a firm decision regarding the penalty received by the murderer.
Alexander Nolen, who has recently converted to Islam, is accused of carrying out the attacks after having lost his job at the Vaughan Foods processing plant. He claims to have wanted to get revenge on the people he considered responsible for him losing his job. Police officials said that Nolen went to work on Thursday and began attacking the first people he came across. Sadly, Colleen Hufford, aged 54 was one of them. He attacked her with a kitchen knife and severed her head.
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Afterwards he attacked Tracy Johnson, aged 43. Authorities say Johnson was one of the three people the murderer initially targeted. The victim, Colleen Hufford was not even among the three people the attacker wanted to get revenge on. Officials also said that while Nolen worked at the plant, he often made statements about disliking white people. Due to these statements, Johnson filed a complaint against him. On Facebook, the murderer used the name Jah’Keem Yisrael and his cover photo showed fighters holding weapons. Also, he posted quotations from the Quran and various messages about Islam.
Mark Vaughan, the CEO of the plant Nolen worked in, managed to confront him when he was running rampant in the plant and shoot him down with a rifle. Vaughan is now considered a hero by the workers he managed to protect. His actions probably saved the lives of many people who were present at the time of the incident. The murderer is now hospitalized for his injuries. The investigations in this case are not yet finalized. Police officials were not yet able to determine whether this incident was an act of terrorism or workplace violence. The FBI took part in the investigation because some of the witnesses reported that Nolen spoke in Arabic terms during the attack.