This might be something you would see in New York or California but not Oklahoma.
A horrifying video shows the moment a suspect threw a Molotov cocktail at a man in a wheelchair in Oklahoma City.
After the suspect threw the Molotov cocktail the man in the wheelchair was almost immediately on fire.
Here’s the video:
What is WRONG with People!
A man in a wheelchair was set on fire outside the Oklahoma City Police Department headquarters. Disturbing video shows a stranger running up to him, igniting a Molotov cocktail, and throwing it at the defenseless man. pic.twitter.com/0pGRp8XEHF— BrainCellsLeft (@braincellsl3ft) July 8, 2026
KOCO reported more on the sadistic attack:
A man in a wheelchair was set on fire outside the Oklahoma City Police Department headquarters by a random man before bystanders jumped in to help.
Video footage shows Alexander Emery throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the man in the wheelchair and then pushing him into the fire. The incident happened on July 2 near West Main Street and North Lee Avenue in downtown Oklahoma City.
Nearby officers and a bystander quickly intervened, pulling the victim from the flames. The victim is expected to recover, according to authorities.
Emery was arrested on the spot, and police said he admitted to picking the man at random.
Here’s the mugshot:
No surprise. Alexander Emery has a record. pic.twitter.com/t7f8eKhT3t
— Reconquista (@moraltreason) July 8, 2026
WFLA shared what charges Emery faces:
Alexander was arrested and charged with first-degree arson, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, injuring another person by use of an explosive, manufacturing an explosive device, and assault with intent to kill.
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Last year an illegal immigrant was arrested after setting a woman on fire inside a New York Subway.
Police arrested #Guatemalan migrant Sebastin Zapeta after he set a woman on fire and watched her burn to death on the #NewYork subway pic.twitter.com/wtlPYn4ZFW
— Mina (@Mina696645851) December 22, 2024
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