SAND SPRINGS, Okla. - A 35-year-old man charged with two counts of first-degree murder following an explosion that killed two workers at a Sand Springs marijuana processing facility was arrested again one day after bonding out of jail on a $2 million bond.
Ryan Bassham surrendered to the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 30 and was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Aug. 27 explosion.
Bassham subsequently posted a $2 million bond and was released.
On Aug. 31, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents arrested Bassham in a separate case involving what authorities described as an illegal marijuana growing and processing operation near Kellyville.
The Sand Springs case began around 1:14 a.m. Aug. 27 when police responded to a reported explosion at 411 S. Lincoln Ave.
Officers arrived to find a local business severely damaged.
While processing the scene, authorities found 28-year-old Stephen Scott dead and 41-year-old Michael Newman injured, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Newman was rushed to a hospital but later died.
Investigators determined that both men worked at the business, which authorities identified as a marijuana processing facility.
The Sand Springs Police Department and Sand Springs Fire Marshal requested assistance from the OSBI, which joined several other agencies in investigating what caused the explosion.
Based on evidence gathered during the investigation, the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office obtained a felony arrest warrant for Bassham on two counts of first-degree murder.
The OSBI did not disclose what evidence investigators say connects Bassham to the explosion or explain the circumstances that led prosecutors to pursue first-degree murder charges.
Three days after the explosion, Bassham surrendered and was booked into the Tulsa County Jail before posting bond.
His freedom was short-lived.
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents arrested Bassham the following day in connection with a separate alleged illegal marijuana operation near Kellyville.
Bassham was booked into the Creek County Jail on charges of aggravated trafficking of a controlled dangerous substance, aggravated manufacturing of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
The investigation into the Sand Springs explosion has involved the OSBI, Sand Springs Police Department, Sand Springs Fire Marshal, Oklahoma State Fire Marshal, Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Tulsa County District Attorney's Office and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.