Owner arrested on murder charges after THC blast kills two in Sand Springs
Ryan Bassham surrendered over an August 27 explosion at the Solos Extracts marijuana facility in Sand Springs that killed two employees. He was booked on two first-degree murder counts and released on $2 million bail as investigators cited unpermitted THC extraction work.
🇺🇸 Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma · Oklahoma, United States
Ryan Bassham surrendered to authorities after the Tulsa County District
Attorney’s Office filed an arrest warrant for him.[1][2]He was booked into the
Tulsa County jail after surrendering to sheriff’s deputies.[3][4]He bonded out
on two counts of felony murder in the first degree in the commission of a crime.[1]His bail totaled $2 million.[1][2]Employee Stephen Scott died at the scene.[3]Michael Newman was critically injured in the explosion and later died from
his injuries.[3]
The case was listed as an arrest following an explosion at a medical marijuana
extraction business.[5]The explosion happened in the early hours of Aug. 27
at a marijuana extraction business that may have used burnable gases such as
butane or propane to extract THC.[1]Bassham had taken over the business,
called Solos Extracts LLC, earlier this year.[3][2]
The city’s fire marshal had instructed the business to halt work until
discrepancies were fixed, which it had not done.[1]Investigators said Bassham
never applied for a new OBN registration under his name as required by law.[3]State investigators said they believed he was therefore illegally manufacturing
a controlled and dangerous substance.[3]
No one else was harmed in the explosion, but multiple nearby businesses were damaged.[2]
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