More Details On 2001 Cold Case That Prompted Tuesday Manhunt

October 7, 2009

We now know more information about Bruce Edward Day, 42, the murder suspect that was the subject of a massive manhunt in Pensacola Tuesday afternoon.

allentoken.jpgThe murder warrant that U.S. Marshals attempted to serve Tuesday afternoon was issued Monday, according to Escambia County (Ala.) Chief Deputy Mike Lambert. in connection to the death of  Woodrow “Token” Allen (pictured left), officially reported missing from Nokomis in 2001.

“They felt like there was enough evidence to obtain the warrant at this time and get a conviction,” Lambert told NorthEscambia.com. He was not disclose what new evidence or information prompted prosecutors to seek the warrant eight years after Allen went missing.

“We can’t disclose any of that right now,” Lambert said. “But there is now enough evidence to convict him.”

Click here for information about Tuesday’s manhunt.

Allens body has not been located, the chief deputy said. “He is considered a murder victim and missing at this time,” he said.

Day was arrested on attempted murder charged in January 2002 for shooting three times into a vehicle on James Road in Nokomis on October 28, 2001. The vehicle was occupied at the time by Allen, 25, and his juvenile niece.

Allen’s mother reported him missing on December 17, 2001, claiming that she has last seen her son on December 13, 2001.

Allen was last  seen walking away from the residence of  his friend, Donald David Clemmons on Nathan Road in Nokomis. When Day was arrested by Escambia County (Ala.) deputies in January 2002, he was in a vehicle on Highway 31 in Nokomis with Clemmons, according to reports. Methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia were found in the vehicle with the two men, deputies said.

Day was charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle, two counts of attempted murder, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities said Allen was scheduled to testify against Day over the shooting. Day was found not guilty on the attempted murder charges, and he was sentenced to a year in jail for reckless endangerment.

Lambert said no warrants have been issued for Clemmons. “He is not a suspect in this case,” he told NorthEscambia.com Tuesday.

Authorities tried for weeks to locate Allen, who lived on Ammons Road on the Baldwin-Escambia county line.

Tim Hawsey, who was sheriff at the time of the Allen’s disappearance, said Tuesday that he remembers the hours spent searching the area for Allen, including a horseback ride through a wooded area.

“I remember we searched a lot, but we were just not able to find him,” Hawsey said.

Authorities even searched Dyas Lake in Baldwin County for Allen’s body after a tipster indicated that he was thrown into the Lake. A diving team was unable to locate any sign of his body.

Click here for information about Tuesday’s manhunt.

Photo courtesy WEAR.

Comments

3 Responses to “More Details On 2001 Cold Case That Prompted Tuesday Manhunt”

  1. curious2 on October 6th, 2009 6:37 pm

    unless they have found tokens body recently, it was never found. i reside in nokomis and know the vics family,

  2. Randy Williams on October 6th, 2009 6:17 pm

    PNJ is still reporting old news as well. Yes, GREAT JOB!

  3. T on October 6th, 2009 5:08 pm

    Great Job …….WEAR TV is still reporting same info we got 3 hours ago.

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