Carnival Worker At State Fair Robbed In His Tulsa Room

Police say a Tulsa State Fair carnival worker was robbed at gunpoint Monday at the hotel where is staying.

Officers said it happened just before 9:15 a.m. at the Relax Inn in the 6300 block of East Admiral Place.

The worker told police someone knocked on his hotel door and when he opened it, a man armed with a handgun put a gun to his head and forced his way inside.  He then demanded all the victim's cash. After handing over the money, the victim said the man left.

Police searched the area around the hotel but could not find the suspect.