4 things to know about Othal Wallaceâs connection to 'black militia' NFAC
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Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Jun 28, 2021
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Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Jun 28, 2021
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GOT INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUP ABOUT WALLACEâS INVOLVENEM MARLEI: THIS IS THE NFAC, AN ARMED BLACK GROUP THATâS MADE HEADLINES THIS PAST YE FAROR DEMONSTRATING AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY AND POLI BCERUTALITY. ITS LEADER TALKED TO CNN LAST YEAR ABOUT THE NFAC. >> THAT STANDS FOR NOT FâING AROUND COALITION. THAT IS A REFLECTION OF ROU ATTITUDE, THE ENTIRE GUPRO. WEâRE NOT FâING AROUND ANYMORE WITH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM TTHA SHORTCHANGES US. MARLEI: FROM MARCHING FOR BREONNA TAYLOR IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, TO THIS WOODED PROPERTY NEAR ATLANTA, GEORG,IA THE NFAC IS UNDER THE MICROSPE AGAIN THIS WEEK AFTER OTHAL WALLACE, THE MAN SUSPECTEDF O SHOOTING A DAYTONA BEACH POLICE OFFICER IN THE HEAD,AS W ARRESTED. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRACKED HIM DOWN TO THICOS MPOUND, ALONG WITH 4 OTHER PEOPLE. >> THE PROPERTY IS AFFILIATED WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE, THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE NOT FâING AROUND COALITION, OR JUST SIMPLY KNOWN AS THE NFAC, WHICH IS A BLACK NATIOLINAST PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION. MARLEI: A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NFAC TELLS US THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT BELONG TO THE ORGANIZATI,ON INSTEAD SAYING SOMEONE WHO LIVES HERE USED TO BE A MEMBER UNTIL LA YR.ST THE SAME GOES FOR WALLACE. THE NFAC SAYS HE WAS A MEMBER FROM JULY LAST YEAR UNTIL THIS -- UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, SAYING âHE PARTICIPATED PROFESSIALONLY AND WE HAD NO ISSUES WITH HIM.â I SPOKE WITH OREN SEGAL WITH THE TIAN-DEFAMATION LEAGUE. HE SAYS THE NFAC REALLY CAME ON THE SCENE LAST YEAR AND ITS MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS ARE UNCLEAR. >> THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY THEYâVE BEEN INVOLV WEDITH HAS BEEN PROTEST ACTIVITY DAN GENERALLY PEEF.AC ITS LEADER HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR POINTING HIS WEAPON AT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. MARLEI: MEANWHILE, SUSAN COERK WITH THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER TELLS ME THEY LABEL THE NFAC AS A HATE GROUP, AND WARNS THAT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE ARE GROWING IN RANK, PARTLY BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ISOLATED DURING THE PANDEM.IC >> THOSE IN THE HA GTEROUPS REWE USING THIS MOMENT AS A PERI OFOD RECRUITMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MESSAGE I HAVE TO LEAVE IS THAT THE THREAT LEVEL RIGHT NOW IS QUITE HIGH. MARLEI: THE NFAC IS A GROUP THAT SHERIFF MIKE CHITWOOD SAYS HEâS ALL TOO AWARE OF. SHERIFF CHITWOOD: THEY ESPOUSE A COMPLETE BLACK NATION, JUST LIKE THE WHITE SUPREMACISTS WANT A COMPLETE WHITE NATION. THEY DO WANT TO GO TO WAR WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. MARLEI: SHERIFF CHITODWO SAYS PART OF THE NFACâS TRAINING IS REMOVING OR TURNING OFF POLICE BODY CAMERA, WHICH HE SAYS OTHAL WALLACE DID TO OFFICER JASON RAYNOR. SHERIFF CHITWOOD: UNFORTUNATE,LY WE LIVE IN A DAY AND AGE TODAY WHERE PEOPLE SUPPORT TSEHE VIOLENT EXTREMIST GROUPS. AND I DONâT CARE WHAT COLOR THEY ARE OR WHAT RELIGION THEY ARE. VIOLENT EXTREMISM HAS NO PLACE IN AMERICA. IT DESTROYS COMMUNIEITS AN