An Oklahoma man has been charged with murder following a large explosion at a marijuana extraction facility that killed two of his employees and damaged surrounding businesses, prosecutors said Monday.
Ryan Bassham, 35, turned himself in this weekend after being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in Thursday’s blast at Solos Extracts near Tulsa, authorities said. The explosion around 1 a.m. partially tore the roof from a building, crumpled doors and scattered debris around an industrial park.
Bassham was booked into a Tulsa jail and released after posting a $2 million bond. Court records did not list an attorney for Bassham, and phone numbers for him and the business could not immediately be found. The Associated Press left a message with a law firm that previously represented Bassham.The two victims, Michael Newman and Stephen Scott, both worked for Bassham, said Adam Jones, spokesman for the Tulsa County district attorney’s office. He said prosecutors believe the employees were unlawfully manufacturing hazardous chemicals that wound up creating an explosion.
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