Feds charge Tulsa man for trying to blow up apartment

TULSA, Okla. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging Charles Michael Fox, 44, of Tulsa, with attempting to destroy his apartment building by means of fire and explosive materials, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.

Tulsa police responded to a domestic assault call around 11:45 p.m. On Sept. 29 at French Villa Apartments near 51st and Harvard.

The woman inside said her husband assaulted her hen took a propane tank from their outdoor grill, brought it inside, and threatened to blow up the apartment.

The Tulsa Police Department’s Bomb Squad and Special Operations Division were called to the scene.

“The alleged criminal acts placed residents of the apartment complex in harm’s way and caused the use of significant law enforcement and emergency resources,” said Shores.