A woman previously banned from an Oklahoma City convenience store allegedly pulled a knife on an employee and threatened to kill him late Friday night, setting off a chaotic scene that ended with police firing a non-lethal beanbag shotgun round to take her into custody on N. Western Avenue.
Oklahoma City police responded around 10:10 p.m. on August 21 to a disturbance at the OnCue store, according to KOKH. The store sits at 1305 N. Western Avenue, part of an OnCue location that includes gas pumps and a drive-thru facility called The Grill, according to OnCue. An employee told officers that a woman in black clothing who had previously been banned from the property was trespassing again, per the employee's account relayed to KOKH.
Threat, Then a Blade
The woman, identified by police as Bryona Roberts, allegedly threatened to kill the OnCue employee before pulling a blade on him, according to the station's report. When officers arrived, they issued several commands to Roberts, but she did not comply, per the same account. Police say she then attempted to flee the area rather than surrender.
That attempt to run prompted officers to fire a beanbag shotgun in a non-lethal effort to subdue her, the outlet reported. The Oklahoma City Police Department authorizes certified officers to use 12-gauge beanbag shotguns firing lead-filled Kevlar sock projectiles as a less-lethal option meant to incapacitate a non-compliant subject while minimizing the risk of death or serious injury, according to OKCPD general orders. Department procedure separately requires officers to weigh de-escalation tactics independently from whatever force they ultimately apply, per City of Oklahoma City policy.
Charges Filed, Questions Remain
Roberts was taken into custody and has been charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon and obstructing an officer, the article notes. Oklahoma's assault and battery with a dangerous weapon statute, 21 O.S. § 645, is a Class B4 felony carrying up to 10 years in state prison and fines as high as $10,000, according to the Henson Law Firm, PLLC. The obstruction charge, filed under 21 O.S. § 540, is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in county jail and a fine of up to $500, per a separate breakdown from the same firm.
It remains unclear whether the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office has formally filed the charges, what bail was set at arraignment, or whether additional criminal trespass charges will be added given Roberts's prior ban from the property.
A Pattern of Knife Calls in OKC
The OnCue confrontation is at least the third knife-related disturbance Oklahoma City police have handled in recent weeks. Earlier in August, officers used pepper spray twice to detain a woman who threatened Motel 6 staff with a knife after being asked to leave, as Hoodline previously reported. Statewide, aggravated assaults made up 17.1% of the 37,219 crimes against persons reported to Oklahoma law enforcement agencies in 2025, while simple assaults accounted for another 51.5%, according to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation data.
The broader trend in Oklahoma City has actually been downward. The city recorded 74 homicides in 2025, a 5% drop from the year before and part of a multi-year decline in violent crime totals, per city data. That local dip mirrors a national pattern: aggravated assault cases across major U.S. cities fell by roughly 10% during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Council on Criminal Justice.
OnCue itself is a family-owned chain headquartered in Stillwater, founded more than 55 years ago and now operating over 75 locations across Oklahoma and Texas with more than 1,400 employees, according to Top Workplaces. For now, the case against Roberts sits with prosecutors, and the outstanding questions about her formal charges and bail status remain unanswered.
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