Death penalty sought in Oklahoma beheading
Posted on AllSides October 2nd, 2014
From The Center
Prosecutors in the US state of Oklahoma will seek the death penalty against a man accused of beheading a co-worker.
Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn filed the notice in the case of Alton Nolen, 30, who is charged with first-degree murder.
Prosecutors say Mr Nolen went to a Moore, Oklahoma, food processing plant on 25 September with a knife, then killed a woman and injured another.
He was shot by a reserve police officer and was brought to hospital.
Mr Mashburn sought the death penalty due to the "especially...
