A fired Oklahoma factory worker inflicted a brutal, ISIS-style punishment on colleagues he tried to convert to Islam — cutting one woman’s head off with a 10-inch fillet knife, law-enforcement sources said Friday.
The FBI is investigating the murder at Vaughan Foods in Moore, Okla., which comes amid a spree of videotaped beheadings by the terror group.
Alton Nolen – who has photos of Osama Bin Laden on a Facebook page under the name Jah’Keem Yisrael – was called into the management offices of the food-distribution company Thursday morning and fired for reasons that were not revealed publicly.
The tattooed ex-con, 30, stormed out of the plant and sped away in his car — but returned with a vengeance at around 4 p.m.
He allegedly barged inside and grabbed the long, thin-bladed knife he used while working there and turned it on the first person he saw, sources said.
He allegedly stabbed Colleen Hufford, 54, repeatedly, then used the blade to completely cut off her head, according to the sources.
Nolen then allegedly turned his rage on a 43-year-old co-worker, Traci Johnson, who just happened to be standing nearby — plunging the knife into her body several times, the sources said.
The bloodbath finally ended when the company’s chief operating officer, Mark Vaughan — who is also an Oklahoma County reserve deputy — shot him with a rifle he keeps in the office.
A Facebook page that The Washington Post said belonged to Nolen features photos of bin Laden and quotes like, “AMERICA AND ISRAEL ARE WICKED. WAKE UP MUSLIMS!!!”
The page also has a photo of Chchen ISIS fighter Omar al-Shishani and another of a banner that reads “Islam will dominate the world. Freedom can go to hell.”
The 911 tapes released by the Moore Police Department revealed the chaos of the Thursday attack.
The caller is heard shouting, “Shut the door! Shut the door!”
Moments later, the caller says: “We can hear a lot of screaming. We’re actually in a different office, but someone just came in here yelling . . . [He] stabbed a woman.”
Cops arrived at 4 p.m. and immediately evacuated the building.
Johnson and Nolen were rushed to a hospital, where both were listed in stable condition.
Nolen’s colleagues told investigators he recently converted to Islam and made numerous attempts to get fellow employees to do the same.
KWTV Channel 9’s Robin Marsh tweeted that Nolen had been shouting Islamic phrases during the bloodbath, but authorities could not confirm that report.
Nolen, who has a lengthy rap sheet, has served state time in Oklahoma for assault on a police officer, cocaine possession and escaping from prison, according to official records.
He also pushed an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who pulled him over in 2010 and ran into nearby woods – and was only collared after a 12-hour manhunt.
He has religious tattoos all over his body, including Jesus Christ on his chest and praying hands on his right arm.
The FBI is investigating Nolen’s Islamic ties and his alleged attempts to convert colleagues.
Homeland Security officials have warned this week of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks on US soil while American forces conduct airstrikes against ISIS forces in Syria.
Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis praised Vaughan, telling KFOR TV, “He’s a hero. It could have gotten a lot worse.”