Florida man wanted for shooting cop in the head apprehended at black nationalist paramilitary encampment following multi-agency manhunt



A Florida man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in the head was apprehended early Saturday morning following a multi-agency manhunt of nearly 500 officers. The suspect was reportedly captured on a wooded property in Georgia affiliated with a black nationalist paramilitary group.

Othal Toreyane Resheen Wallace, 29, was reportedly approached by police officer Jason Raynor on Wednesday night in Daytona Beach. The Daytona Police Department released bodycam footage of the initial confrontation between Wallace and officer Raynor. The officer approaches Wallace, who is sitting in his car, and asks, "How's it going? Do you live here?" Raynor asks Wallace to sit down, he resists and says, "C'mon now. Don't do this. Why are you asking me if I live here?"

The bodycam video shows the two men get into a physical altercation. Then a shot is heard and Raynor falls to the ground.

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Raynor, 26, was shot in the head but survived the attack. The officer was taken to Halifax Hospital, where he received emergency surgery.

Wallace fled the scene of the shooting.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Blue Alert for Wallace earlier this week. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office offered a $100,00 reward for information about Wallace's whereabouts that lead to his arrest. The reward was increased to $200,000 on Friday.

A multi-agency manhunt was initiated to track down Wallace.

Wallace had escaped to Georgia, where he was reportedly found by law enforcement in a treehouse that was fortified with weapons and ammunition, including two rifles, two handguns, multiple flashbangs, rifle plates, body armor, and several boxes of ammo.

During his arrest, Wallace allegedly told authorities, "You guys know who I am. You know what I am capable of. It could've been a lot worse."

Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said that officers used Raynor's handcuffs to apprehend Wallace.

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Wallace was reportedly located on a 3-acre property outside of Atlanta that is affiliated with a group called the Not F***ng Around Coalition. The NFAC is a black nationalist paramilitary organization.

The NFAC, which is led by hip-hop DJ Grand Master Jay, has a goal of forming a new ethnostate that is "owned, operated by Blacks, funded through reparations to descendants of the trans-Atlantic slave trade," according to Vice. A report on the NFAC from The Atlantic states, "Eventually, it intends to establish a racially pure country called the United Black Kemetic Nation ('Kemet,' Jay explained, 'is the original name of Egypt, which means 'land of the Blacks)."

A large arsenal of weapons was discovered at other structures on the property. The U.S. Marshals, FBI, Homeland Security, Georgia State Patrol, and DeKalb County police were all involved in the capture of Wallace. The search warrant was executed at 2:30 a.m., according to officials.

Othal Wallace is facing attempted first-degree murder charges for the police shooting.

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Chief Young said law enforcement officers searched for 56 hours with little sleep to track down Wallace.

"The investigation as a whole was extremely challenging," Young said. "The biggest challenge was just keeping everyone emotionally intact. Because officer safety is critical."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued a statement on the apprehension of Wallace: "The suspect in the vicious shooting of Police Officer Jason Raynor was apprehended by Georgia police at a black nationalist paramilitary encampment. There is no place for hate in Florida. Our law enforcement will be protected. Justice will be swift."

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Raynor is still in the hospital, where he is showing "positive signs of improvement," but "he still has a ways to go," according to Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young.

"We're just going to continue to pray that he continues to heal. And I have the permission of his mother and sister to let everybody know that, you know, they greatly appreciate the support that they've received and they request that we just continue to keep officer Raynor in our prayers," Young said.

A GoFundMe campaign was started to raise money for the recovery of Raynor, who has been with the Daytona Beach Police Department for three years.

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Bodycam footage captures the moment suspect shoots cop in head; county placed on lockdown as manhunt for shooter continues



Disturbing body camera footage captured the moment a suspect reportedly shot a Daytona Beach, Florida, police officer in the head.

The incident has sparked a countywide manhunt for the suspect, who remains at large at the time of this reporting.

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What are the details?

A release from the Daytona Beach Police detailed the incident, which took place on Wednesday.

Video shows the moment the unnamed officer approached the suspect, 29-year-old Othal Wallace, as Wallace sat inside his vehicle.

According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, "The officer was conducting a 'proactive patrol' just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Young said during a press conference. The officer had earlier radioed he was investigating a suspicious incident, according to a tweet from the police department."

"Upon arrival he contacted a coward ... and as he was escorting him out of the car, at some point the suspect turns and shoots my officer one time in the head," Young said, according to the outlet.

As the officer approaches, Wallace can be seen getting out of the vehicle and asks, "What's going on?" The officer tells the suspect to sit back down, but he refuses and asks the officer to back up.

"Come on now, come on now. Don't do this," the suspect can be heard saying.

A struggle ensues and a distinct "pop" can be heard as the suspect reportedly shoots the officer, who immediately falls to the ground.

"Several minutes passed and the officer stopped responding to other officers calling him on the radio," the News-Journal report continued. "When officers arrived they found him lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a police statement."

The suspect fled from the scene, and the officer was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. He remains hospitalized in critical condition, according to reports.

Early Thursday morning, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young tweeted, "No change in the status of my hero who was shot in the line of duty last night. He's fighting while all of us are praying[.] The manhunt continues for the coward responsible for this[.]"

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In a press release, police say that they are offering a $100,000 reward for locating the suspect.

In a Wednesday night press conference, Young said, "This entire county is on lockdown until we track this coward down. So I'm grateful for every agency that's responded over here tonight to help us as they're committed to staying out there until we get this coward in custody."

The Daytona Beach Police tweeted the footage and captioned it, "A $100,000 reward is now available for anyone who can help authorities locate the man who shot one of our officers in the head earlier this evening. The man we're looking for is located in the video below. His name is Othal Wallace. He's 29 years old."

A second tweet shared a snapshot of the suspect and added, "Othal Wallace may be in a gray 2016 Honda HRV with a California tag of 7TNX532. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911 immediately."

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On Thursday, the News-Journal reported that the unnamed officer was out of surgery.

Young added that the officer, however, is still fighting for his life.

"The surgery was fairly successful," he said according to the outlet. "He still has a long way to go."