{"id":202113,"date":"2022-02-20T20:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T04:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=202113"},"modified":"2022-02-21T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T18:46:14","slug":"oklahomas-hard-rock-casino-lot-site-of-gunfire-by-heavily-armed-felon-cops-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oklahomas-hard-rock-casino-lot-site-of-gunfire-by-heavily-armed-felon-cops-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma\u2019s Hard Rock Casino Lot Site of Gunfire by Heavily Armed Felon, Cops Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

A \u201cheavily armed\u201d man was arrested Saturday at Oklahoma\u2019s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa after firing several shots in a parking lot, local police announced this weekend. He had in his possession an AR-15 rifle, three other firearms, and a \u201cgreat deal of ammunition,\u201d cops add.<\/p>\n

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David Temple in a mug shot, pictured above. He allegedly fired several shots at a lot in Oklahoma\u2019s Hard Rock Casino. (Image: Rogers County Detention Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the time he surrendered, bullets struck a casino van and a gaming property sign, KOTV<\/em>, a local TV station reported. The van’s frame, seats, tires, and windshield were all damaged, the report adds. Shots were also fired at a local golf course. Still, no one was injured.<\/p>\n

He was identified as David Temple, 35, of Arkansas, and police said he was a convicted felon, KOTV<\/em> said. Authorities also allege he had alcohol, cash, and suspected illegal drugs in his possession.<\/p>\n

Arrested on Eight Charges<\/h2>\n

He was arrested on the following charges: felon in possession of a firearm, malicious injury to property, reckless conduct with a firearm, pointing a firearm, use of a vehicle in the discharge of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, public intoxication, and transporting an open bottle or container of liquor, according to online jail records. He remained in Rogers County Detention Center late this weekend.<\/p>\n

Temple initially showed up at the parking lot at about 9:30 am Saturday because it is the site of a charging station, police said. He needed to recharge his Tesla.<\/p>\n

Upon [officers] arriving, they had an armed confrontation with the suspect and thankfully he surrendered,\u201d<\/strong> Catoosa Police Chief Ronnie Benight said in a Facebook post. \u201cThe suspect was in possession of cocaine and hallucination type drugs and seemed to be under the influence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Casino security officers initially secured the crime site and quickly contacted local cops, Benight said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not feel the casino was the suspect’s destination point for violence, as the Tulsa Police were already looking for the suspect for shooting at vehicles on the interstate [highway],\u201d Benight speculated. \u201cI feel he only stopped for a charge.\u201d<\/p>\n

It appears Temple never stopped at the gaming property building, casino spokesman Brandon Scott told KOTV<\/em> following the incident. The casino is about 14 miles from Tulsa. It is a Cherokee Nation Entertainment<\/a> property.<\/p>\n

“I’m just happy the security team did their job, no one was injured, no one was threatened. Like I said, it went as well as a situation like that could go as far as patron safety and our security team,\u201d Scott added to the TV station.<\/p>\n

Prior Crime<\/h2>\n

Last month, the same casino was the site of a man allegedly placing an improvised explosive device<\/a> (IED) in a bag outside of the tribal gaming venue. Zachary Schmidt, 32, was arrested on a possession of explosives device charge. The case is still pending in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A \u201cheavily armed\u201d man was arrested Saturday at Oklahoma\u2019s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa after firing several shots in a parking lot, local police announced this weekend. He had in his possession an AR-15 rifle, three other firearms, and a \u201cgreat deal of ammunition,\u201d cops add. By the time he surrendered, bullets struck […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":202115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHard Rock Casino Lot Gunfire Fired By Felon: Oklahoma Cops<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A heavily armed man allegedly fired several shots at Oklahoma\u2019s Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa. 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