ExtremismBlack Nationalist Arrested Following Shooting of Florida Officer
On 26 June, following a 56-hour manhunt, multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the arrest of Othal Toreyanne Resheen Wallace just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Wallace has been affiliated with the Not F*cking Around Coalition (NFAC), a paramilitary group that advocates for Black liberation and separatism.
ADL’s Center on Extremism has linked Othal Toreyanne Resheen Wallace (also known as: O-Zone Wallace), the man arrested for allegedly shooting Daytona Beach Officer Jason Raynor on June 23, to several extremist groups.
On June 26, following a 56-hour manhunt, multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the arrest of Wallace just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
Wallace has been charged with attempted first degree murder following the shooting of Jason Raynor, an officer with the Daytona Beach, Florida, police department. According to the Daytona Beach Police Department, the shooting occurred after Officer Raynor—who was on “proactive patrol” investigating a “suspicious incident”—approached Wallace as he sat in a vehicle on the evening of June 23. A released segment from Raynor’s body-camera video shows that the interaction between Raynor and Wallace turned into a physical struggle which was followed by the sound of a gunshot.
Three days later, police conducted a search warrant of a property in DeKalb County, Georgia, and allegedly found Wallace hiding in a treehouse armed with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition. According to Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young, the property is affiliated with the Not F*cking Around Coalition (NFAC), a paramilitary group that advocates for Black liberation and separatism. Chief Young also said that after his arrest, Wallace stated, “You guys know who I am. You know what I’m capable of, and it could have been a lot worse.”
Ties to Black Nationalism
In 2020, Wallace participated in several events organized by the NFAC. Led by John F. Johnson (also known as: Grand Master Jay), NFAC is best known for holding armed marches protesting racial inequality and police brutality.
After Wallace’s arrest, on June 27, one supporter made a “Free Ozone” Instagram post and confirmed that Ozone had left the NFAC and “became a panther and then started his own style of Black nation as an ISRAELITE KING.”
On March 19, 2021, as the leader of the “Black Nation,” Wallace organized an armed demonstration at the Douglas County Sheriff’s office to bring attention to the controversial suicide investigation of Stephen Styles, a Black man who was found dead hanging from a tree in Winston, Georgia. Members of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP), one of the most racist and antisemitic groups in the United States, answered Wallace’s call and showed up for the demonstration.
