The Oklahoma man suspected of beheading a former co-worker at a food
distribution warehouse last week, who was shot by another employee
trying to thwart the attack, was placed under arrest in a hospital
where he underwent surgery, authorities said on Saturday.
Alton Nolen was charged with first degree murder and assault with a
deadly weapon when he emerged from sedation, said Moore, Oklahoma,
police sergeant Jeremy Lewis.
Nolen is suspected of killing Colleen Hufford, 54, and stabbing Traci
Johnson, 43, who apparently were attacked randomly at the Vaughan
Foods facility in Moore on Thursday, Lewis said.
Nolen, 30, had been fired from the plant moments earlier.
He was shot by Vaughan's chief operating officer during the attack, said Lewis.
Nolen underwent surgery at a local hospital and was expected to
survive, he said.
Authorities waited until he was coherent and could understand the
charges before placing him under arrest on Friday afternoon, Lewis
said.
Johnson was in stable condition in intensive care, he said.
Nolen had reportedly tried to convert his colleagues to Islam, and the
FBI was looking into his background, police said on Friday.
Islamist militants fighting in Iraq and Syria have released videos
that purported to show the beheadings of two Americans and a British
aid worker.
After being fired, Nolen went to Vaughan's main office, where he
stabbed Hufford several times and then severed her head, Lewis said.
Nolen had a non-violent criminal record, including drug-related
arrests, a jail escape and resisting police, authorities said.
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