Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers are asking the public's help in capturing a man in violation of probation.

40-year-old John Christopher Freese is wanted for violating probation on his original charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery.

Freese is six-feet-four-inches tall and weighs 300 pounds.

His last known address was in Panama City.

Anyone with information may contact Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-8477 or toll free at 1-888-654-8477.