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Oklahoma business owner faces charges after allegedly beating, zip-tying employee

Court documents say the business owner held the employee hostage while questioning him about missing tools from the business

Oklahoma business owner faces charges after allegedly beating, zip-tying employee

Court documents say the business owner held the employee hostage while questioning him about missing tools from the business

UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE. NEW AT SIX A BUSINESS OWNER NOW CHARGED. ACCUSED OF HOLDING HIS EMPLOYEE HOSTAGE. THIS HAPPENED JUST LAST JULY IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY. CHARGES WERE JUST FILED, THOUGH, AND THEY ARE WILD, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. 66 YEAR-OLD GREGORY BRYANT HIT ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE HEAD, STRANGLED HIM, AND THEN ZIP TIED HIM. THE VICTIM SAYS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET FREE FROM THE ZIP TIES HE TRIED LEAVING, AND THAT’S WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, A MAN BY THE NAME OF TIMOTHY HAGAN, BLOCKED THE DOOR. ALLEGEDLY, NEW DOCUMENTS STATE. BRYANT TOLD THE VICTIM TO PUT HIS ZIP TIES BACK ON, THEN POINTED A GUN AT HIM, THREATENING TO KILL HIM. THE VICTIM TOLD DEPUTIES THAT BRYANT AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT STOLEN TOOLS FROM THIS BUSINESS. AT ONE POINT, THE VICTIM MANAGED TO CALL 9111. BRYANT FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDIN
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Oklahoma business owner faces charges after allegedly beating, zip-tying employee

Court documents say the business owner held the employee hostage while questioning him about missing tools from the business

New court documents allege an Oklahoma County business owner zip-tied an employee and held him hostage. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppIn July, Gregory Bryant, the 66-year-old owner of Bryant Plumbing, allegedly hit one of his employees across the head, strangled him and then zip-tied his hands and feet while questioning the employee about missing tools from the business, according to court documents. When the employee was able to break out of those zip ties, another employee, Timothy Haga, allegedly blocked the door. Bryant then told the victim to put the zip ties back on before pointing a gun at him, threatening to kill him. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.At some point, the victim was able to call 911. When he told the other employees he did this, they hung up the call, cut him loose and left the building. Last week, Bryant was charged with kidnapping, assault, and battery. Hagan was also charged with kidnapping. Top Headlines No one puts the Bananas in a corner: Savannah's baseball team goes viral for 'Dirty Dancing' routine USGS: 2.6-magnitude earthquake recorded late Monday near Edmond CDC issues warning for morel mushroom seekers amid foraging season Stanley launching 'electrifying' collection with set of neon-colored tumblers TIMELINE: Storms could produce 1-inch hail late Wednesday in western Oklahoma

New court documents allege an Oklahoma County business owner zip-tied an employee and held him hostage.

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In July, Gregory Bryant, the 66-year-old owner of Bryant Plumbing, allegedly hit one of his employees across the head, strangled him and then zip-tied his hands and feet while questioning the employee about missing tools from the business, according to court documents. When the employee was able to break out of those zip ties, another employee, Timothy Haga, allegedly blocked the door.

Bryant then told the victim to put the zip ties back on before pointing a gun at him, threatening to kill him.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

At some point, the victim was able to call 911. When he told the other employees he did this, they hung up the call, cut him loose and left the building.

Last week, Bryant was charged with kidnapping, assault, and battery. Hagan was also charged with kidnapping.


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