Black Nationalists In DeKalb County. Again.
The arrest of a Florida fugitive in a treehouse in rural DeKalb highlights a long history of radical Black activism in DeKalb County.
Police hauled Othal Wallace out of a treehouse on Smith James Road around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. As he walked away in the handcuffs of the police officer he shot in Florida, he said, “You guys know who I am, know what I am capable of. It could have been a lot worse," Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said.
Eight different police agencies converged on …
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