Man Shoots Flamethrower at Deputies Serving Eviction Order
Authorities say Darron Dunn pointed flames about 15 feet at a deputy and was found with an apparent explosive device.
- Deputies in Oklahoma City were met with a homemade flamethrower while serving an eviction notice at an apartment, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.
- Authorities arrived at an apartment on South Harvey Avenue to serve notice to 61-year-old Darron Dunn, who had barricaded the front door of the residence.
- Upon breaching the entrance, Dunn allegedly pointed the weapon at a deputy, "sending flames about 15 feet in the direction of our deputy," forcing officers back into the hallway.
- Tactical teams and the bomb squad took Dunn into custody, and he now faces felony charges including assault and battery with a deadly weapon and possession of an incendiary device.
- Investigators also discovered "what appeared to be an improvised explosive device" hooked up to a car battery inside the residence, though it remains unclear what triggered the eviction.
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A serious incident occurred in Oklahoma, USA, when a 61-year-old man attacked police officers with a homemade flamethrower while the authorities were trying to serve him an eviction order from his apartment. According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred on August 11, shortly before 11:55 a.m. local time, at an apartment on South Harvey Avenue, near the intersection of Southwest 22nd Street and South Robinson Avenue. Th…
Oklahoma Man Uses Homemade Flamethrower On Deputies Serving Eviction
An Oklahoma man is accused of firing a homemade flamethrower at Oklahoma County sheriff’s deputies who were serving an eviction order at an apartment, sending a stream of flames about 15 feet toward one of the officers. The incident happened around noon on August 11 when deputies went to the apartment to serve the eviction order. Authorities said the occupant, identified as 61-year-old Darron Dunn, barricaded himself inside the residence. Deputi…
Oklahoma man blasts police with homemade flamethrower during eviction
Police in Oklahoma were blasted with a home-made flamethrower while they were serving an eviction notice. Bodycam footage shows deputies forcing their way into the barricaded Oklahoma City apartment of 61-year-old Darron Dunn on August 11. Inside, Dunn lit the spray from an aerosol can on fire and shot it towards deputies. Police also spotted a device wired to a car battery near the front door and called in the bomb squad to disable it. Dunn was…
In a forced evacuation in Oklahoma City, a 61-year-old policeman attacked with a self-built flamethrower. The building was evacuated.
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