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BA man charged in reported harmonica attack
Decai Liu
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
Published:
10/8/2009 9:40 PM
Last Modified: 10/8/2009 9:49 PM
A Broken Arrow man is facing the music after being accused of beating his roommate on the head with a harmonica.
According to Decai Liu’s arrest report, his roommate was in the bathroom getting ready for work when Liu burst in and started beating him with the instrument.
Liu, 52, was charged Thursday with assault with a dangerous weapon in the attack last Saturday in the 4500 block of West Norman Street in Broken Arrow, court records show.
When officers arrived about 9:30 a.m., the roommate was covered in blood from cuts on his head and face. Medics took him to St. Francis Hospital, the report states.
Police tried to arrest Liu, but he allegedly resisted and head-butted one of the officers. They eventually subdued him with pepper spray, according to the report.
Liu’s roommate told police that “I don’t know what his problem was,” the report indicates.
In addition to the felony assault charge, prosecutors also filed charges of resisting an officer and assaulting an officer, according to court records. Liu is being held at the Tulsa Jail in lieu of $6,500 bail.
Officers took the harmonica as evidence.
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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Laurel & Hardy
, Another Fine Mess (10/8/2009 9:52:39 PM)
Instead of playing the blues, he's now singing the blues.
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Laurel & Hardy
, Another Fine Mess (10/8/2009 9:53:25 PM)
I've seen brass knuckles, but never harmonica knuckles.
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Thunder196
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 9:55:40 PM)
This is one of those truth is stranger then fiction.
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Thunder196
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 9:56:48 PM)
I'd like to see the judge keep a straight face on this one. LOL
.
What's he being charged with attempted harmonicacide.
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tulsaGuy
, (10/8/2009 9:57:31 PM)
Quote: "I told you" wheeeeee-pop "six" whooee-pop "times" whaawawa-pop "I've got to use the bathroom."
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dollface74128
, (10/8/2009 9:59:35 PM)
It would make a lot more sense if he had taken it away from the guy and beat him with it. But there's no mention of who the owner/player is.
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Thunder196
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 10:00:43 PM)
Web
your right this could go on forever. It is so funny!
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Centrist
, the burbs (10/8/2009 10:10:26 PM)
His roommate won't be singing out of tune in the bathroom anymore.
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TK1
, (10/8/2009 10:11:04 PM)
Sounds like someone was all wee weed up.
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Ron B
, (10/8/2009 10:12:36 PM)
Did they let him take his harmonica to jail with him? He will have time to practice, but the other prisoners may put it in a place so he will have to eat a lot of beans to play it. The victim should just be glad they guy wasn't playing the piano.
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Centrist
, the burbs (10/8/2009 10:12:41 PM)
What the hey! I swear that's not my spit in your harmonica! No, I didn't drop it in the toilet!
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2ndjoyce
, BA (10/8/2009 10:19:25 PM)
Hahahahahahaharmonica? Heheheheheadbutt?
I swear I don't know what has happened to BA this week!
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Ron B
, (10/8/2009 10:20:33 PM)
We do need to impose a 3 day waiting period before you can purchase a musical instrument. Maybe a lesson or two before you can carry it. They should also be locked in the trunk when driving from one gig to another. This guy may have opened a whole new can of worms.
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Digitalbath
, (10/8/2009 10:21:49 PM)
Ahh hell....not another harmonica attack! When I was a kid, people faught with their fists.
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Thunder196
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 10:21:55 PM)
centrist
That is funny, not my spit.
Cost them a fortune to run DNA.
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TMT
, tulsa (10/8/2009 10:23:46 PM)
anyone else notice that crime is on the rise in BA? this is now the 3rd incident to take place in the last 24 hours.
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tfromtulsa
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 10:26:17 PM)
Thank God this guy didn't play the tuba.
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Centrist
, the burbs (10/8/2009 10:26:54 PM)
The second item on ebay search for harmonica is:
NEW!!! Jailhouse Blues Harmonica-Key of C
no joke
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Bullhead
, Nicut (10/8/2009 11:08:48 PM)
WoW, that BA Police Department is busy these days!
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Bullhead
, Nicut (10/8/2009 11:09:26 PM)
hahaha tfromtulsa. That is a very true statement!
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Whoknew?
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 11:09:30 PM)
Joyce I'm going to ask Broke Arrow to hold it down.
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okie ridgerunner
, Small Country Town State Line (10/8/2009 11:10:36 PM)
It could have been worse if he had used his purse.
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Whoknew?
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 11:12:05 PM)
My son just asked how do you beat someone with a harmonica?
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Droopy Dog
, Tulsa (10/8/2009 11:33:15 PM)
How will the court recorder insert laughter in the transcript?
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destinesia
, a (10/8/2009 11:47:55 PM)
Oh...My...God
LMAO
LOL
HEEFREAKINHAW!!!
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xx123
, (10/9/2009 12:01:57 AM)
The articles on asian "criminals" in the Tulsa area usually make me laugh. They're almost like a comic relief.
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Libs-R-Us
, (10/9/2009 12:07:08 AM)
Good thing it was a harmonica. They shoot the piano
player, don't they?
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2ndjoyce
, BA (10/9/2009 12:18:30 AM)
I've heard Hohner brand harmonica is the best. Do you think there was a misunderstanding when the roommate said, "Do you have a Hohner?"
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Thunder196
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 12:20:23 AM)
2ndjoyce
do you suppose the reason the water bill went up in BA is because of additives to the water???????
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2ndjoyce
, BA (10/9/2009 12:23:00 AM)
Too funny, Thunder!
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Ryanoceros
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 12:29:08 AM)
I've been calling them weapons for years.
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jestergrl1
, Mannford (10/9/2009 1:02:26 AM)
He must have thought he was a suma wrestler since he butt-headed the officer.
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Thunder196
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 1:14:40 AM)
I went back to read his name, if it had said Billy, I would have said he thought he was a Billy Goat.
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ghost rider33
, sand springs (10/9/2009 1:24:49 AM)
he must have caught the BLUES lol
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sirwinston
, (10/9/2009 2:35:03 AM)
Umm room mate also code for Boyfriend. I think they were lovers aka gay or homosexual. The Tulsa World failed to mention several facts. I'm sure they did not want to embarrass the old man. The 52 year old found out his room mate aka boyfriend was cheating on him and went insane.
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FIRE GUNDY
, TULSA (10/9/2009 3:10:24 AM)
We finlly worked through everything, I love you all and am sorry for this temporary distraction.
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FIRE GUNDY
, TULSA (10/9/2009 3:11:12 AM)
LOL
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Carlos
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 3:49:57 AM)
Great! I'm sure this will make the national news too just like the OHP/Daniel Martin incidents. People are never gonna come to Oklahoma to visit. Who could blame them?
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soonerman37
, Broken Arrow (10/9/2009 3:50:08 AM)
The story should have started like this...
"One time at band camp..."
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Bonasera the Undertaker
, Brooklyn (10/9/2009 5:06:51 AM)
I haven't laughed so hard at the antics of a Harmonica (it's Harmonicas that maim, not people)since hearing Barney Fife's rendition of Finiculi, Finicula.
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rogerq
, Pyeongtaek, South Korea (10/9/2009 5:12:09 AM)
if the roommate had the harmonica i could understand beating him, was it one of those HUGE joke harmonicas? how do you beat someone with that it's like 4 inches long and weighs nothing. very passive roomie. what if he had been an anvil player, could ahve been really messy
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forkandknife
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 10:19:18 AM)
(carlos)
LMFAO!!
(thewebgangster)
LMFAO!!
You guys crack me up!
But, doesn't he remind you or the face of the creepy child on the movie The Grudge?
And what is with the yellow-ish tint under his eyes.
CREEPER! [:
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makattack
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 10:41:20 AM)
Libs-R-Us, I doubt if anyone caught the reference.
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psychedelikrelik
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 10:41:47 AM)
LOL, once again, our local antics made FARK dot com.
"Only in Oklahoma. Man beaten in bathroom with mouth organ. Roommate charged with attempted harmonicide"
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psychedelikrelik
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 10:42:27 AM)
I caught it, mak.
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bob91343
, (10/9/2009 11:56:15 AM)
Finally, a good use for a harmonica!
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allsum
, Tulsa (10/9/2009 12:31:16 PM)
looks like mad mike
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moon
, shine (10/9/2009 5:11:10 PM)
Tulsa guy...loling! So funny...
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Aunt Bea
, Riverton (10/9/2009 5:46:52 PM)
I love you guys in OK! I'm housebound today due to a snow storm and all of you have been the sunshine in my day by making me laugh at your comments. Thanks!!!!!!!!
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true2form
, Grand Lake (10/10/2009 5:34:25 PM)
You should all be ashamed of yourselves for making fun of this man!
Any Musical Psychologist will tell you that the harmonica is a gateway instrument.
First, it's the harmonica. Before you know it they have moved on to the Clavichord and before long they have graduated on to the accordion!!
This poor man needs an intervention, now!
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FUTURE WORLD
, Tulsa (10/10/2009 5:39:10 PM)
He's dancing to the tune of the law now.
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Centrist
, the burbs (10/10/2009 6:11:07 PM)
at least they didn't call it a weapon of mass destruction. I sure what like to see his injuries, little squares across his head.
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Centrist
, the burbs (10/10/2009 6:13:04 PM)
Billy Joel - the piano man
Decai Liu - the harmonica man (perhaps he was trying to make a name for himself)
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makattack
, Tulsa (10/10/2009 8:27:39 PM)
psychedelikrelik, That was my FARK post. Glad you caught it!
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FUTURE WORLD
, Tulsa (10/10/2009 8:31:41 PM)
Those were some of the best in this thread. Needed a laugh today.
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