Allen James Bullock, Arson & Threats, Oklahoma 2024

A Del City man has been convicted of setting a fire at a local apartment complex and making threatening phone calls to a victim. Allen James Bullock, 42, was found guilty of interstate transmission of threatening communication and arson in a federal trial.

The fire was extinguished by the Del City Fire Department in the early morning hours of November 14, 2023. The tenant of the apartment, who was not home at the time, told authorities that he believed Bullock may have started the fire. The tenant worked with Bullock's wife and claimed that just hours before the fire, Bullock called and threatened him several times because he gifted a shirt to Bullock's wife.

Court records show that Bullock did call the victim multiple times the night of the fire, and an analysis of surveillance footage shows Bullock arriving at the victim's apartment complex shortly before the fire was set. Surveillance footage also shows that Bullock visited a nearby gas station to purchase $0.50 of gasoline minutes before the fire, and expert testimony at trial confirmed that debris samples from the fire tested positive for the presence of gasoline.

Bullock faces not less than 5 years and up to 25 years in federal prison and fines totaling up to $500,000. The case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Del City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stan J. West and Matthew Dillon are prosecuting the case.

The Del City man was convicted on May 21, 2024, after a federal grand jury returned a two-count Superseding Indictment against him on March 19, 2024, charging him with interstate transmission of threatening communication and arson.

Bullock will be sentenced for his crimes at a later date. In the meantime, he remains in federal custody awaiting the outcome of his case.

The case against Bullock is a prime example of how the authorities are working together to bring perpetrators to justice. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Del City Police Department, have shown their commitment to keeping the community safe by investigating and prosecuting this case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/del-city-man-convicted-arson-and-making-threats-over-cell-phone