OKMULGEE, Okla. — The Tulsa Police Department helped capture a man allegedly making threats to the Muscogee Creek Nation Health Complex on March 27.
The threats led to the complex being placed on lockdown, and all appointments were canceled for the rest of the day.
These were the buildings placed on lockdown:
- Baker
- Pine
- Vierson
- Alexander
- EPIC Building
- PRC
- Express Care
- Okmulgee Behavioral Health
- Okmulgee Clinic
Detectives with the Tulsa Police Auto Theft Unit were on the phone with the suspect, Morgan Freeman, around 1 p.m., asking him about a case where he is suspected of taking his mother's car, which was reported stolen.
During the call, officers learned that Freeman was also a suspect in a case out of Okmulgee.
Earlier in the morning, officer say Freeman contacted the Muscogee Nation Health Complex and said he had concerns over the care of a family member and made threats toward the facility and police.
Freeman allegedly said he had the stolen vehicle and also several guns.
Freeman eventually gave detectives his location and agreed to a peaceful surrender.
He was arrested at a home in Tulsa.
Officers recovered the stolen car, three loaded pistols, night vision goggles, binoculars, ammunition and other items.
Freeman was booked into the Okmulgee County Jail for a planned attempt to conspire to perform an act of violence.
"We have a very good outcome here and hopefully this will appease any fears we had at that center or anything like that," Muscogee Nation Press Secretary Jason Salsman said.
Salsman spoke with 2 News shortly after Freeman's arrest. He said issues began before the March 27 incident.
"He actually had to be escorted out of the hospital before so this wasn’t someone who completely [unknown], but things ramped up today with the phone call," Salsman said.
The lockdown was lifted shortly after Freeman's arrest. Patients are encouraged to keep tabs on the tribe's social media channels for updates on medical operations.
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