Lots of people get fired all the time. A small number react violently. An even smaller number start beheading people in that situation. And it just happens that Jah’Keem Yisrael adhered to a religion that directs believers to “strike the necks” of unbelievers (Qur’an 47:4) and that he had photos of jihad beheadings on his Facebook page, although with positive material about the Islamic State, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban.
Authorities seem to be approaching this case as if establishing that he was a disgruntled employee who had disputes with his coworkers, or a racist hater, that therefore the attack had nothing to do with Islam. The possibility that Islam could have informed and guided his response to his rage and hate, and the implications of that possibility, doesn’t seem to have occurred to them.
“Muslim convert ‘who beheaded colleague’ is charged with murder as it emerges he returned to Oklahoma food plant for ‘revenge’ after he was fired earlier that day for ‘not liking white people,'” by Ryan Parry, Daily Mail, September 30, 2014:
Alton Nolen, the Muslim convert accused of beheading a female colleague in Oklahoma last week, has been charged with first-degree murder in the gruesome killing.
Nolen, 30, was also charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon for the grisly attack at Vaughan Foods in Moore last Thursday, Cleveland County prosecutor Greg Mashburn said. The DA added that officials will likely pursue the death penalty in the case.
Nolen was fired from his job on Thursday after Traci Johnson – a co-worker he later attacked – said she had had an altercation with Nolen ‘about him not liking white people’, Mashburn said.
Nolen then allegedly returned home and fetched a knife and ‘returned to get revenge’, the prosecutor said.
The criminal complaint released today states that Nolen drove to his home ‘for the sole reason to retrieve a large bladed knife’. He then went back to work ‘with the large knife in his shoe, in order to assault an employee of the business with the knife.’
He walked into the plant’s administrative office and came across 54-year-old Colleen Hufford, whom he attacked from behind, severing her head.
He then turned his attention to Johnson, 43, whom he cut across the left side of the face and also tried to behead. She survived.
Nolen was eventually shot by the company’s CEO Mark Vaughan but survived his wounds.
The affidavit adds that he ‘openly admitted to “beheading” the first victim with a knife and cutting and attempting to “behead” the second victim with the knife’.
He faces two assault charges in relation to Johnson and Vaughan….
While the FBI is investigating his links to Islam, and while he believed Nolen was using Arabic terms during the attack, Mashburn said the attack seemed to be tied more to the complaints against him.
‘It had more to do with race rather than trying to convert people,’ Mashburn said. He said there was a ‘back and forth with Ms. Johnson and that led her to make a complaint to the HR department.’
‘There was some sort of infatuation with beheadings. It seemed to be related to his interest in killing someone that way,’ the prosecutor said. ‘Other than that, it seemed to be related to his being suspended earlier in the day.’
On Nolen’s Facebook page, listed under the name Jah’Keem Yisrael, he posted photos of Osama bin Laden and Taliban fighters, along with posts condemning a variety of aspects of American life.
Posts ranged from religious iconography to stock photography to even photos of supposed UFO activity. It also included a graphic photo of a beheading….
A maintenance man at the block said Nolen behaved ‘oddly’ after he tried to enter his apartment to fix a broken air-conditioning unit.
The man, who would only give his name as Dwayne, said Nolen refused to let him in unaccompanied as if he were ‘hiding something’.
Dwayne said: ‘His air-con needed unclogging and he wouldn’t let me have access, it felt like he was trying to hide something. He wouldn’t let me in without him being there.
‘He wrote in the book in the manager’s office that it was because of “religious reasons”, because he’s a Muslim.…
Joan in Houston says
Maybe it did occur to the prosecutors, but perhaps they are afraid to say anything because they run the risk of being “prejudiced.” Funny how when the facts speak for themselves, some folks fear being accused of being “prejudiced,” when there is ZERO, NAUGHT, NO pre-judgment at all.
Bamaguje says
“‘It had more to do with race rather than trying to convert people” – Prosecutor Mashburn.
Really??
In the topsy-turvy world of leftist political correctness, it is more acceptable to tar a Black man as racist than a Muslim as Jihadist.
Richie says
Liberals tend to see everything in terms of race- which is why you will find liberals to be the most racist people you will ever encounter- they engage in projection, and assume everyone is as racist as them
MelTX says
Amen.
john spielman says
it is obviously racially motivated because every black on white or whit e on black attack is preceeded with the audible cry “Allah snackbar”!(sarc)
Boston Tea Party says
Yes, in the hierarchy of political correctness, Islam trumps everything–even race. That’s why in the UK, the media will refrain from referring to perpetrators as “Muslim”, but has no problem calling them “Asian”—even though Indian Hindus, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. have NO connection to these behaviors and crimes. Is it really that hard to understand that someone’s race or skin color does NOT predispose them to any type of behavior, but the worldview and values that they CHOOSE to adhere to absolutely DOES predispose people to specific types of behavior?
Shane says
That appears to be the case. Liberals do not want to admit to themselves and others that they are harming our country by defending Muslims and supporting Muslim immigration into the West. Better the brother we viewed as a racist than an Islamic Jihadist who attacked 2 infidel women.
Brian Hoff says
He is than new convert to Islam than member of the Mosque notice he wasnot alright in the head. In fact if I see than person or person enter the mosque ground on sunday when we have our Islamist Sunday School carrying knife, sword or axe I will use my cell phone to call the office to have then call the police then I will try to stop then with some help from muslim brother.
Champ says
He walked into the plant’s administrative office and came across 54-year-old Colleen Hufford, whom he attacked from behind, severing her head.
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He attacked her from behind, but perhaps Colleen saw her attacker before he severed her head. My God, imagine *that face* being the last thing you saw while you were still alive. Wow what an evil face …and that’s the face of islam, folks.
Bamaguje says
Islam brings out the worst in Muslims
john spielman says
because islam is demonic and the same spirirt of islam (Satan/allah) fills the murderous muslims
thehalalporkchop says
Right on. Islam is Satan’s greatest success story to date. It was so successful he kept doing it. JWs , Mormons. Write your own holy book and ignore the truth of the real one.
The truth will set you free.
john spielman says
some one should open a restaurant that serves primarily PORK products and call it ALLAH’S SNACK BAR
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
I know a fair amount about how employers behave in HR matters. First, Jah’Keem was *not* fired, he was only put on suspension for his behavior.
There’s a reason for that: the company no doubt was aflutter trying to figure out how to avoid a personal injury lawsuit for racial discrimination that would force them to pay an out of court settlement, or, worse, suffer the Dept of Labor or the EEO coming in and sullying the company’s name and maybe levying a multimillion dollar fine.
At the time of the beheading, you can bet the managers at Vaughan Foods were tip-toeing on eggshells, just like I always say that this is what public figures do when confronted with a Moslem issue.
Wait, hold a second, no, yes, Vaughan Foods *was* confronted with a Moslem issue, and they were trying to figure out what to do about it so as to lose a little as possible.
dlbrand says
“Vaughan Foods *was* confronted with a Moslem issue, and they were trying to figure out what to do about it so as to lose a little as possible.”
Indeed. In brief.
GP says
I am certain CAIR is helping local law enforcement and the FBI with their investigation, perhaps providing media outlets with appropriate talking points as well.
jihad3tracker says
Hello GP — You get my GENIUS AWARD for reaching a conclusion which I arrived at upon seeing this post ago.
I HAVE NOT DOUBT THAT OBAMA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL and his Justice Department attorneys are “contributing” — making sure that any trail pointing to the obvious Islam link is downplayed.
Also, numerous Muslim advocacy organizations are probably using every possible path to influence law enforcement with current or eventual input.
Mirren10 says
Do you remember asking on the other thread, what stance we thought the defence would take ?
It’s clearly not going to be islam, unless the pig insists …
And I thought he was fired, or ‘suspended’, for advocating stoning for women ? If true, **that’s** being swept under the carpet, also.
jihad3tracker says
Pardon my late reply —
As more details and actual facts come out about the incident, we will see tons of maneuvering + attempts to shape public opinion.
What I am looking forward to is WHO will be on Yisrael’s defence team.
In a trial with future implications as immense as those consequences will be — regarding the duty of Muslims toward Infidels — look for major “stars” to volunteer representation.
My nose sniffs the wind and detects one of the most important judicial events in many years.
Andrea Silver (@andilinks) says
Yes, it’s all going to be pro forma CAIR boilerplate. Prosecutor will get a slam dunk conviction for murder and we will support the killer for the rest of his life.
Richie says
Clearly, they don’t want Muslims to take offense
Rob says
No alcoholic handwipes in that food plant!
Richie says
What are the odds that CAIR will paint this Jihadist as the victim?
Hooah says
Another primary justification for initiatiang Jihd is to deny a mohamidan his right of dawa, preaching islam to the unbelievers. If he got fired because he refused to shut up about his filthy islam, then according to islam he was justified to wage war against the kufir.
Beagle says
Bingo. Muhammad called people to Islam before invading them. Abu Bakr, the first one, acted similarly during the Ridda Wars. Ultimately jihad is about expanding Islam and sharia. One means is ‘defending’ dawah from some poor food worker by beheading her, the other as a prelude to war. A bit of a distinction without much difference, though certainly one in scale.
Beagle says
Paraphrasing Mugatu from Zoolander, the way people treat Islam makes me feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
I am not the only one who saw the partially beheaded victim of Islam captioned by Quran 8.12 on ‘Nolen’s’ (again, no Muslim name) Facebook page, right?
This is not quantum mechanics or advanced thermodynamics. Jah’Keem quoted the Quran on beheading. The quote was helpfully labeled with the sura and ayat number for easy reference. Yet here again, now writing for the Daily Mail, a reporter can’t seem to figure out the mystifying words. The prosecuter too is fumbling around the margins, not seeing or in denial about the words clearly labeled under the gruesome photo.
8.12 is both a strike terror and beheading ayat. That ties a bow around this entire case, but for willful blindness.
citycat says
Refuse a muslim – refuse Islam. Islam’s wrath is upon one.
He is super brain washed
Western powers are in super denial of Islam’s intention and presence.
Both are super suitable cases for treatment.
mortimer says
Yes! Seventh-Day Adventists and Mennonites are beheading EVERY WEEK! Bahai’is and Buddhists are ALWAYS chopping hands and doing honor killings! Hindus are always slaughtering camels and humans with extreme CRUELTY!
Actually…no…it’s wrong. Only MUSLIMS do those things in the NAME OF MOHAMMED!
It’s easy to criticize Mohammed, just as it’s easy to criticize Hitler, Pol Pot and Jack the Ripper…psychopaths all.
M. de La Garde says
It’s a good thing he didn’t have any Marilyn Manson or Grand Theft Auto laying around the apartment. Otherwise we would have instantly known what contributed to the crime. Damn. If only there were some clues as to his motivations…….oh well. I guess some folks are just beheaders.
duh_swami says
‘Why is everyone always picking on me’?
There seems to be a wide spread left-center-right kuffar conspiracy to protect the image of Islam at all costs.
How can we have confidence in authority when they constantly lie in defense of Islam, either directly or lies by omission? Authority know perfectly well what ‘slogans’ the jihadist was shouting but they pretend they don’t know. I had to turn off that Islamic expert Bill O because he speaks with authority on what he knows zip about. Then Kelly had her cousin, Zafar on again, who is almost a permanent guest on her show. What these kuffar get out of shilling for Islam is a mystery to me, but there certainly seems to be a lot of them doing it.
Roy Mears says
If you think this incident has nothing to do with Islam, you are a special kind of idiot. If you swallow the spin that is being spun you are even a more special idiot. This has everything to do with Islam no matter what these weak kneed jerks spew. In all the work place incidents over the years has anyone ever been beheaded? I have been around for over sixty years and I don’t remember once. If you Google it the only one that comes up is the OK beheading. If they keep on with their spin the backlash is only going to be worse, People are waking up and this was more than gentle gorilla shake in the morning.
Abester says
Workplace Violence. Yeah right. How long do they expect people to buy that, Oh
wait I forgot, they did vote for Obama {twice}.
OMG says
Handsome fella ain’t he, I’m unconvinced what is worse, a horses ass or this dudes face, yet more proof that humans and goats should never breed, hence the major inbred issues affecting most of the middle east. Ebola in Africa, Isis in the middle east, we are self destructing as a species like no other, both major diseases, I’m tipping the ideological Isis following real Islam will be deadlier.
Max Powers says
Wonder that the “Arabic terms” he was using were?
katarzyna says
“‘It had more to do with race rather than trying to convert people,’ Mashburn said.”
Greg Gutfeld once said: “Race only matters to liberals and racists”.
i add: and islamic apologists
the fruit of synthesis of liberal and racist – moderate muslim
Ralph says
This has nothing to do with Islam, of course. It’s just odd how so-called Muslims misunderstand Islam in exactly the same way, from Syria to Oklahoma City. Somehow they get the crazy, Islamophobic idea that “when you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (Qur’an 47:4) means “when you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks.” I mean, how moronic can you get?
“Islamic State Beheads Seven Men, Three Women in Syria: Human Rights Group,” Reuters, October 1, 2014:
Beirut: Islamic State beheaded seven men and three women in a northern Kurdish area of Syria, a human rights monitoring group said on Wednesday, part of what it described as a campaign to frighten residents resisting the militant group’s advance.
The head [Poor choice of words. — RS] of the Syrian Observatory for Human, Rights Rami Abdulrahman, said five anti-Islamic State Kurdish fighters, including three women, and four Syrian Arab rebels were detained and beheaded on Tuesday 14 km (8 miles) west of Kobani, a Kurdish town besieged by Islamic State near the Turkish border.
He said a Kurdish male civilian was also beheaded.
“I don’t know why they were arrested or beheaded. Only the Islamic State knows why. They want to scare people,” he said….
Christian gains says
While there can be NO DOUBTING that this man(monster?), IS a Muslim, [with CLEAR desires to become a MUSLIM WARRIOR], AND, his beheading that poor lady WAS in keeping with what he’d been taught.
NONETHELESS, LAW trumps emotion, suppositions, and ideologies. It HAS TO, in order to maintain an orderly society.
The International definition of “TERRORIST” limits itself to actions that CLEARLY are instigated with prior intention to subjugate a people, group, Religious body, or a Nation by use of terror. What we MIGHT be seeing here is an overly cautious Law Enforcement community, trying to leave the FINAL determination up to the COURTS, rather than the Media, or social pressures.
Unfortunately, (as several having correctly detailed, the situation is BOTH “muddied” & “confused” due to the CONSTANT bombardment we’ve had recently in the Media, (which CLEARLY HAS an ulterior motive that does NOT include thought provoking, well supported data, AND lack of politically tainted bias).
I tend towards the “LET THIS MATTER BE DETERMINED BY A JURY” solution, but, readily admit that that is NOT the general public’s leaning. I also fear that the “constant barrage of the actions of a FEW (out of 100’s of millions), radicals is effecting & manipulating the general populaces’ mindset!
I’m ONLY referring to this ONE CASE. I tend to expect that the “TERRORIST” label or definition will NOT be applied, due to the CLEAR LACK of — presently known — evidence that this act was PREMEDITATED. But was RATHER motivated by anger, over losing his job, and frustration at not being listened to, and NOT a well thought out, and well planned out action, SPECIFICALLY INTENDED to terrorize the populace.
Because of the SPECIFICATIONS of the definition of the word “TERRORIST”, he’ll PROBABLY “get off” on that count.
Sadly, the “attitudes of the times” have been so WELL tainted, manipulated, and developed, that ONLY “a fair trial” will enable us, (as a Culture), to determine the fine line between emotion driven, but NOT premeditated, actions, that do NOT fulfill the definition of a “TERRORIST ACT”.
NONETHELESS, he MOST ASSUREDLY NEEDS the ULTIMATE SOLUTION…DEATH!
Jen says
There is evidence that it was premeditated, and I think the prosecution could argue that easily. According to the other news articles, he returned to his place of residence of the “sole purpose” of retrieving the knife. For the premeditation element to be satisfied, it does not necessarily need to be a situation where the attacker planned the attack over a lengthy time frame or was meticulous about it. The mere act of returning to his home to retrieve a weapon and then transporting himself back to the office, *shows* premeditation. His defense may try, but they will not be able to wriggle themselves out of that one. Anyway, the premeditation element is probably not so important here as in other borderline cases where intent is not as clear. The brutality and extent he went to ensure she was dead (removing head) really leaves no questions marks as to his intentions. So the prosecution will easily be able to satisfy all the elements for first degree murder, even if barely mentioning that his actions were tied to his Islamic beliefs.
James allen Stamulis says
This is no more outrageous than Fort Hood shootings. They are both our governments way of protecting their Islamic trojan horses they have let into America! It will be up to We The People to send this inbred pedophiles to their maker and i for one will cherish everyone i send on their way to HELL!
i wonder says
If Christians kept going around nailing people to crosses, would that we see the word “Christian” in the news reports????