Tulsa man accused of raping, beating woman

A Tulsa man arrested Friday is accused of raping and beating a woman behind an abandoned building, according to reports from the Tulsa World.

The woman told police that she went to the house in the 2800 block of North Garrison Place to buy Xanax from Michael Lynn Bennett, 30, who instead raped her and stole her car about 2 p.m., according to an arrest report.

Bennett told the woman to drive behind the house, and then he threatened to kill her, forced her out of the vehicle and hit her twice in the head with a block of concrete during the rape, Tulsa police allege.

Reporter Zack Stoycoff wrote that Bennett has previous felony convictions for distribution and possession of controlled dangerous substances.

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