--- description: The assailant then tried to kill another woman after a workplace dispute title: Woman Beheaded in Oklahoma image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb46d33c4b3df0cdf/6986a5aa06f2c1de0b330f69/alton-alexander-nolen.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Woman Beheaded in Oklahoma During Workplace Fight  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2014 1:34 PM CUT  Alton Alexander Nolen, the man who allegedly beheaded a woman on Sept. 25, 2014 at Vaughn Foods distribution plant in Moore, Oklahoma. Alton Alexander Nolen, the man who allegedly beheaded a woman on Sept. 25, 2014 at Vaughn Foods distribution plant in Moore, Oklahoma.Oklahoma Department of Corrections/EPA  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2014 1:34 PM CUT A man in Moore, Oklahoma, decapitated a woman during a workplace dispute before trying to kill another woman, authorities said Friday. The incident took place at a Vaughn Foods Inc. distribution center in a town near Oklahoma City, The Daily _Oklahoman_ reports. The suspect, identified as Alton Alexander Nolan, 30, is accused of beheading one woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene, and stabbing another woman. The other woman was hospitalized; her condition is not known. Nolan was shot by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and hospitalized. He is expected to [survive](http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/26/us/oklahoma-beheading/index.html?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter "undefined"). The names of the women and the shooter have not been released. [\[The Daily _Oklahoman_\]](http://newsok.com/moore-incident-leaves-one-dead-one-stabbed-one-shot/article/5345599 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3432517/woman-beheaded-in-oklahoma-during-workplace-fight/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3432517/woman-beheaded-in-oklahoma-during-workplace-fight/"},"headline":"Woman Beheaded in Oklahoma During Workplace Fight","datePublished":"2014-09-26T13:34:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:26:07.276Z","description":"The assailant then tried to kill another woman after a workplace dispute","url":"https://time.com/3432517/woman-beheaded-in-oklahoma-during-workplace-fight/","keywords":["Crime","Oklahoma","violence","Attack"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb46d33c4b3df0cdf/6986a5aa06f2c1de0b330f69/alton-alexander-nolen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb46d33c4b3df0cdf/6986a5aa06f2c1de0b330f69/alton-alexander-nolen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Woman beheaded at Oklahoma food plant","caption":"Woman beheaded at Oklahoma food plant","creditText":"Oklahoma Department of Corrections/EPA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3432517/woman-beheaded-in-oklahoma-during-workplace-fight/","name":"Woman Beheaded in Oklahoma During Workplace Fight"}}]}] ```