Drummond opposes appeal of death row inmate in 2014 beheading
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office on Monday announced his opposition to the latest appeal from death row inmate Alton Nolen also known as Jah’Keem Yisrael, who was convicted of beheading a coworker in 2014.
According to Drummond's office, a response has been filed in addition to Alton Nolen's supplemental brief in U.S. District Court urging the court to deny federal habeas corpus relief after a violent attack in 2014 against his coworkers at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
Nolen has two recorded separate confessions to law enforcement confirming his motivation for the attack, stating in part: “I just felt like…I did what I needed to do. What Allah…says in the Qur’an to do.”, said the AG's office.
Drummond says, his office is committed to seeing Nolen executed for his attack on innocent Oklahomans.
“This vicious attack and gruesome murder were committed at the hands of a radical Islamist who was clearly motivated by his religious views,” Drummond said. “Colleen Hufford was tragically and violently taken from her loved ones. I will fight ardently for justice to be served until this monster is put to death.”
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