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Who is Cory McFadden? Oklahoma man tortures ex by locking her in DOG CAGE, threatens to kill her with crossbow

Cory McFadden, 34, set his mobile home ablaze during a standoff with law enforcement, tear gas was later deployed into the home to get him out

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PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: A McAlester man is now in jail after locking a woman up in a dog cage and threatening to kill her before escaping, according to police. McAlester News-Capitol reports that court documents identify Cody Ray McFadden as being charged with multiple felonies, including kidnapping, maiming, arson, and several other charges. A court affidavit states that deputies from the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office went to a home near Redbird Drive and Free Road after receiving calls on a possible domestic abuse situation on July 17 at around 2 pm. 

The affidavit reveals the victim was found with numerous severe injuries and told deputies she had gone to the home to check on McFadden the day before he physically forced her into the dog cage. He then poked her with a stick, tried to shock her with an extension cord, and threatened to kill her with a crossbow. The victim eventually escaped after McFadden hit the cage with an ax hard enough that allowed her to escape and leave the home through a broken window. 

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Additional support from other officers and deputies was requested and they surrounded the home. They were told by McFadden that they needed to leave "so he could live his life" before going back inside, according to the affidavit. McFadden was being held Thursday in the Pittsburg County Jail on a $1 million bond. Choctaw Nation District Court records show McFadden was found incompetent in April to face a second-degree arson charge after he set a blanket on fire inside a residence before lighting a mobile home on fire with himself in it in December 2020. According to Yahoo news, the woman "told me she thought that she was going to die," a deputy wrote in his report.

Court documents state tear gas was eventually deployed into the home trying to get McFadden out. According to court documents, shortly after the tear gas was used, flames could be seen coming from a room inside the house. McFadden was then spotted crawling out from underneath the home. Deputies eventually got McFadden on the ground and arrested him. Local fire crews were called out to assist with the fire and a majority of the home was lost. A search warrant led deputies to discover the cage the victim was held in, as well as the charred remains of a dog. 

A Twitter user @ChinhDoan, who also happens to be a Newson6 reporter, posted a tweet with the caption, "DISTURBING ALLEGATIONS: Cody McFadden of Pittsburg County accused of lighting his home on fire during a standoff, kidnapping ex-girlfriend & locking her in dog cage. Other allegations include hitting & threatening woman with a crossbow."