A person is alleged to have crushed a tenant with brass knuckles after which threatened him with a gun after the tenant fell behind on his hire, based on Oklahoma authorities.

Brian Thomas, 21, accompanied the owner to a rental property close to 200 E. Zion to gather overdue hire and drug cash from the tenant on Might 5, based on a Tulsa Police Division information launch that was shared on Fb.

The assertion from the police on Monday learn: "When the tenant was brief on the hire, Thomas assaulted the tenant utilizing brass knuckles, then pointed a gun at him and threatened his life.

"The tenant suffered accidents extreme sufficient for a hospital go to."

Stock image of police car and Thomas
Inventory picture of a police automobile and a mugshot of Brian Thomas. Thomas was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a tenant. Getty/ Police handout

A patrol officer later discovered Thomas at his house close to 51st and S. Memorial Drive at about 9:30 p.m. on Might 7.

The Tulsa Police Division additionally discovered two pistols and proof of marijuana distribution inside Thomas' house, based on the discharge.

Thomas was then arrested and charged with the next offenses:

  • Assault with a harmful weapon after former conviction of a felony (AFCF)
  • Pointing a firearm with intent AFCF
  • Threatening a violent act AFCF
  • Gang-related offense
  • Two counts of possession of a firearm AFCF

The Tulsa Police Division stated they're persevering with to hold out their investigation into the alleged assault and different expenses. Police didn't touch upon whether or not the investigation prolonged to the owner.

Newsweek has reached out to the Tulsa Police Division for remark concerning the case.

Final yr, the Pew Charitable Trusts reported that nationwide complete hire debt was estimated to be upward of $20 billion, with greater than 5.8 million renters in arrears.

There have been quite a few events within the U.S. the place tenants have been harassed by landlords and others.

Final yr, a landlord in Portland, Oregon, pleaded responsible to pulling a gun on a Black tenant who he referred to as the n-word.

The August 2020 incident was captured on video and confirmed Leon Drennan utilizing racial slurs and in addition pointing a handgun at Torrance Hunter, who was a resident on the Stewart Lodge.

Drennan pleaded responsible to a number of legal expenses, which included one rely of second-degree assault, one rely of illegal use of a weapon, and one rely of first-degree bias crime with a firearm.

Within the lawsuit in opposition to Drennan, Hunter claimed the owner hit him within the head with a crowbar after which pistol-whipped him.

Drennan additionally confronted expenses for different incidents that concerned two different residents on the lodge, Latif Bossman and Kambria Kony.