Traci Johnson on Thursday at Vaughan Foods.There have been no photos published of Jah’Keem’s victim Colleen Hufford.
There is a pattern in the media to only show the killer. In cases of Islamic terror, they rarely show honor killing victims or the faces of the victims of jihad. Perhaps because it puts a human face on the horror, and people see it less as a news story and more of a reality.
“Woman beheaded in Oklahoma attack was grandmother who just lost her home in tornado as it emerges attacker was let out of jail early,” By Jill Reilly for MailOnline, September 28, 2014
Alton Nolen, 30, allegedly killed Colleen Hufford, 54, in Moore, Oklahoma
Hufford, who had been married for 25 years, lost home in Moore tornado
Her neighbours described her as ‘quick to smile’
Nolen had served less than two years of a six-year prison sentence
The woman beheaded by a Muslim convert was a grandmother who had lost her home in a tornado, it emerged today.
Alton Alexander Nolen, 30, is accused of
killing Colleen Hufford, 54, and stabbing Traci Johnson, 43, who
apparently were attacked randomly at the Vaughan Foods facility in Moore
on Thursday, after he was fired from his job
Hufford, who had been married for 25 years, had lost her family home in the Moore tornado.
Alton Alexander Nolen, 30 (left), is accused of attacking and killing his co-worker Colleen Hufford and injuring another Traci Johnson, on Thursday at Vaughan Foods in Moore, Oklahoma, after he was fired from his job
Hufford, 54, who had been married for 25 years, had lost her family home in the Moore tornado
Her neighbours described her as ‘quick to smile’ and said her husband picked her up from the food processing plant every night and he was outside when he found out she had been killed.
Fired Muslim convert store-worker who beheaded female colleague after losing his job was ‘shouting Islamic phrases’ as he carried out his bloody rampage
‘Sharia law is coming': Facebook rants of fired Muslim convert store-worker who beheaded female colleague and stabbed another woman before being shot by CEO
Today it was revealed that Nolen had
served less than two years of a six-year prison sentence for possession
of cocaine with intent to distribute, reports News OK.
According to records he went to prison
March 10, 2011, to start a two-year sentence for marijuana possession
and another two-year sentence for assaulting a highway patrol trooper,
the website reported.
He began his six-year sentence for cocaine
possession April 26, 2011, records show – due to plea agreements with
prosecutors, he was allowed to serve the three prison sentences at the
same time.
Salute: Alton Alexander Nolen, 30, attacked
Colleen Hufford and Traci Johnson after he was sacked from Vaughan Foods
in Oklahoma, police said. Above, Nolen (center) apparently performs ISIS’s one-finger salute
‘Killer': The suspect reportedly beheaded Colleen Hufford, 54, and stabbed Traci Johnson, 43, before he was shot and wounded by off-duty sheriff’s deputy and firm CEO Mark Vaughan. Above, Nolen reads the Koran
Because of credits, he was able to
complete all three prison sentences in just two years and he was
released on March 22, 2013, records show.
‘Our intent was to incarcerate him much
longer than a year and 11 months,’ Oklahoma County District Attorney
David Prater said Friday.
‘This case perfectly illustrates the problem with the Department of Corrections.
‘If it’s not an 85 percent crime, we have no idea how long a person will actually spend in prison,’ Prater said.
Nolen was shot by sheriff’s deputy Mark Vaughan, who is also the firm’s CEO.
In prayer: It has emerged that Nolen (seen
praying) apparently celebrated terrorism, promoted Islam and disparaged
non-Muslims in a series of posts on Facebook in the months leading up to
the alleged killing
At work: Meanwhile, in another, he uploaded a
photo of the Joker with a message criticising the ‘wicked’ U.S. for not
helping the people of Gaza against Israel. Above, Nolen is pictured
loading food onto a shelf at work
In custody: Over a one-year period, Nolen also
apparently posted images of Osama bin Laden, deadly weaponry, a poster
reading ‘Islam will dominate the world’ and children learning how to
shoot guns
Islamic convert: Other posts saw Nolen reading the Koran, donning Muslim religious clothing (pictured), praying in a mosque and seemingly performing the one-figure salute of the Islamic State terror group
He has now regained consciousness and was interviewed by detectives Saturday.
Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis said that Nolen
will be charged Monday with first-degree murder and assault and battery
with a deadly weapon and that he may also face federal charges.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for an Oklahoma
City Islamic group said Saturday that Nolen was a frequent worshipper at
a mosque the group maintains and that he remembers the suspect as ‘a
little weird.’
‘He was a nice, quiet, low-key guy,’ said
Saad Mohammed, director of information for the Islamic Society of
Greater Oklahoma City.
olice: Muslim convert beheaded co-worker in Oklahoma
Scene: On Friday, 911 calls revealed the panic
of employees, with a caller telling the dispatcher: ‘They’re in the
office, front office of the building. Yeah, we can hear a lot of
screaming. Above, the scene at Vaughan Foods
img id=”i-395de9d62e921057″ class=”blkBorder img-share” src=”http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/26/1411762416985_wps_18_This_photo_provided_by_th.jpg” alt=”Mark Vaughan” width=”306″ height=”440″ />
Heroic: Mark Vaughan, pictured above, shot the
suspect multiple times to put an end to his killing spree. Mr Vaughan is
the former president of the company, left, and a reserve sheriff’s
deputy, rig
‘He acted a little odd,’ Mohammed said, though he added that Nolen’s behavior never raised any ‘red flags.’
Mohammed said Nolen began worshipping at one of the group’s mosques in May.
He says Nolen wasn’t outgoing and that his behavior didn’t raise any red flags.
He also said that Nolen attended services
where sermons were delivered against beheadings like those committed by
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, militants, reports CBS News.
Lewis said Nolen was fired right before
the attack, and that he then drove from the building that houses the
company’s human resources department to its main distribution center.
Once inside, he attacked 54-year-old
Colleen Hufford with a knife in the center’s administrative office area,
eventually severing her head, according to police.
Nolen then repeatedly stabbed 43-year-old
Traci Johnson before Mark Vaughan, a reserve sheriff’s deputy and the
company’s chief operating officer, shot him, police said.
Johnson was treated for her injuries at
the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where she was released
Saturday, said Varina Shellman, clinical coordinator for the medical
center.
Emotional: Employees and friends wait behind a tape for word of loved ones as police investigate on Thursday
Sadness: Workers stand in silence outside Vaughan Foods as they wait to leave following the grisly attack
Overwhelmed: A worker from Vaughan Foods reacts after her colleague was beheaded during the attack
Lewis said Johnson was also interviewed Saturday.
Police learned Nolen was fired for
‘numerous reasons’ involving ‘personnel issues,’ Lewis said, adding that
he didn’t know the specifics.
Police asked the FBI to help investigate
Nolen after co-workers told investigators he had recently started trying
to convert several employees to Islam. Lewis said police asked the FBI
to look into Nolen’s background because of the nature of the attack,
which followed a series of high-profile videotaped beheadings by Islamic
State militants.
Mohammed said Nolen had attended services where sermons were delivered condemning such attacks.
‘In no way, shape or form did he represent Islam in this foolish act,’ Mohammed said.
In a statement, FBI Special Agent in
Charge James E. Finch said the motive for the attack had not been
determined, but that there is no reason to believe there was a threat to
anyone else.
‘We don’t have any reason to believe there is any danger to the area,’ Lewis said.
According to Oklahoma Department of
Corrections records, Nolen served time in prison and is on probation for
assault and battery of a police officer. He also was convicted of
cocaine possession with the intent to distribute in 2011.
The records show that Nolen has what
appear to be religious tattoos, including one referencing Jesus and one
in Arabic that means ‘peace be with you.’
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