Oklahoma Man Convicted of Murder in Beheading Case: Media

Oklahoma Man Convicted of Murder in Beheading Case: Media
File Photo - Alton Alexander Nolen, 30, is seen in a picture from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections taken October 18, 2011. Reuters/Oklahoma Department of Corrections/Handout via Reuters
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An Oklahoma man who had converted to Islam was convicted of murder on Friday in the case of a female co-worker who was beheaded three years ago, after the jury rejected his plea of insanity, local media reported.

A jury also found Alton Nolen, 33, guilty of assault crimes after less than two hours of deliberation in Cleveland County criminal court, the Oklahoman newspaper reported.