Suspect in Oklahoma marijuana farm murders captured on Miami Beach

MIAMI – A person sought in the killings of 4 individuals, and the injuring of a fifth, at a marijuana farm in rural Oklahoma was taken into custody in Miami Beach.

Wu Chen, 45, was apprehended after a automotive tag reader “flagged the vehicle he was driving,” the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation mentioned in a news launch.

Chen is being held in the Miami-Dade County Detention Center awaiting extradition to Oklahoma and is predicted to face expenses of homicide and taking pictures with intent to kill.

Prior to the arrest, OSBI Capt. Stan Florence mentioned authorities believed the suspect knew the victims, who have been discovered lifeless Sunday night time on the 10-acre farm west of Hennessey, about 55 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

“They all know each other,” Florence mentioned. “Don’t know if they’re related, or if they’re coworkers, but certainly these individuals were, we believe, all familiar with each other.”

According to OSBI, the male suspect entered a constructing on the farm the place there have been a number of staff round 5:45 p.m. on Sunday.

“The suspect was inside that building for a significant amount of time before the executions began,” OSBI mentioned in a news launch Tuesday. “Based on the investigation thus far, this does not appear to be a random incident.”

“Three men and one woman – all Chinese Nationals – were executed,” OSBI added.

The injured particular person, who can be a Chinese nationwide, was airlifted to an Oklahoma City hospital. The case is being investigated as a quadruple murder. Next-of-kin notifications are pending, police mentioned, due to a “significant language barrier.”