Woman threatened to blow up man’s oxygen tank at senior center: Police

Marketta Bates allegedly threatened to blow up a man

Background: Jeltz Senior Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. (Google Maps). Inset: Marketta Bates (Oklahoma County Detention Center).

An Oklahoma woman was arrested after she allegedly threatened a senior center resident with a knife and tried to blow up his oxygen machine.

Marketta Bates, 33, was taken into custody on Jan. 20 after an incident the same day at the Jeltz Senior Center in Oklahoma City. According to a police report obtained by KOKH, a local Fox affiliate, officers responded to calls about an assault at the center. When they arrived, they found Bates in a common area where a chaotic scene was taking place. The alleged victim, who was not named, told police that Bates pointed a knife at him after she threatened to light his oxygen tank on fire. Police saw the alleged victim’s oxygen tank on the ground near him, leaking liquid.

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