U.S. Marshals Task Force Finds Wanted Felon Associated With Manslaughter of Teen

NICEVILLE, FL -The U.S. Marshals North Florida Violent Fugitive Task Force and members from Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Alan Frazier Cox at 11:15 p.m. last night. Cox, 41, who was captured at a house on the 1000 block of Everglades Drive, is wanted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on two warrants, Possession of a Firearm by a convicted Felon and for Possession of a Firearm by a Minor (Parental Responsibility). Investigators followed several leads that brought them to the residence where they spotted two vehicles that were reported to both be driven by the fugitive. After the Task Force announced their presence at the door, they were allowed entry by a female who was reportedly Cox’s girlfriend. Deputies saw Cox trying to hide in a bedroom and called him out. Cox was then arrested without further incident.

Cox is wanted in relation to a shooting that occurred on March 4, 2007 at a house located at 1437 Cat Mar Road in Niceville. The investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office charged Cox’s son, Kerry Cox 14, with manslaughter after he accidentally shot the victim, John Waller, 17 with a .243 caliber rifle according to reports. Waller died from a single gunshot wound to his neck. According to police reports and witnesses, this was Cox’s residence and that there were numerous firearms within the house at all times; and that Cox kept a fully loaded .22 caliber rifle in his bedroom. The law states that in order for a convicted felon to be charged with possession, he does not have to have it on his person. The law also states that they cannot live in a dwelling where there are guns. Kerry Cox turned himself in to authorities Friday morning.

Cox was transported to the Sheriff’s Office in Shalimar where he was booked in and waiting to be transported to the County Jail. Cox has no bond on either charge.