Florida cop shooting suspect indicted on attempted murder charge
Othal Wallace is accused of shooting Officer Jason Raynor in the head
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The Florida man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer and leading police on a three-day manhunt that ended when he was arrested on a Black nationalist militia group’s property has been indicted on an attempted murder charge.
Othal Wallace is accused of shooting Officer Jason Raynor in the head during a stop on June 23.
Raynor’s bodycam recorded the incident, and the video shows Wallace getting out of a driver’s seat when the officer approaches and refusing when Raynor asks him to sit back down.
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After a brief exchange, the two begin fighting, and Raynor can be heard yelling, "Stop! Stop, man!" before a gunshot. The officer has been hospitalized in critical condition ever since.
The Seventh District State Attorney’s Office of Florida submitted an indictment for the attempted first-degree murder of a police officer Thursday, Click Orlando reported.
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The state attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
At the time of his arrest, Wallace was allegedly holed up in a treehouse stocked with firearms on land owned by the "Not F---ing Around Coalition," according to authorities.
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The group, also known as NFAC, has been involved in at least one violent clash before. A member accidentally shot and wounded three associates during an armed rally in Louisville, Ky., in July 2020.
A now-removed Facebook page belonging to the militia and allegedly run by Wallace contained violent anti-police rhetoric and Black power messages.
He had a lengthy criminal record including arrests for assault and battery.
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Fox News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.