Man pleads guilty to Oklahoma marijuana farm 'executions' that killed 4

KINGFISHER, Okla. (TCD) -- A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he pleaded guilty last week to killing four people at a marijuana farm in 2022.

Court records show Chen Wu, who is also referred to as Wu Chen in some records, entered the plea Friday, Feb. 9, for four counts of first-degree murder — deliberate intent and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. The Kingfisher Times & Free Press reports a judge sentenced Wu to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder and two years for assault and battery. The sentences will be served concurrently. Court documents identified the victims as Quirong Lin, Chen He Chun, Chen He Qiang, and Fang Hui Lee.

On Nov. 20, 2022, the Kingfisher County Sheriff's Office received a call about a hostage situation at a marijuana grow operation. When deputies arrived, they found four people deceased and one person injured.

The sheriff's office called in the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) for assistance, and they took over the case. An OSBI statement said the suspect was inside the building on the farm "for a significant amount of time before the executions began."

Investigators identified Wu as the suspect in the killings and apprehended him in Miami Beach two days later on Nov. 22, 2022.

According to The Associated Press, the farm was operating under an illegal license for medical marijuana.

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• OSBI Assisting Kingfisher County Sheriff's Office After Four Found Executed, 11/20/2022 - Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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• Oklahoma pot farm illegally obtained permit before 4 slain, 12/2/2022 - The Associated Press