FELONY
COUPLE APPREHENDED
James M. Wahlrab, United
States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, announces the
arrest of fugitive couple William and Lisa Cook. The husband and
wife team had outstanding federal and local warrants for crimes
committed in both the State of Ohio and the State of Kentucky.
William Cook was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern
District of Kentucky for Interstate Transportation of Child
Pornography and was wanted by the Georgetown, Kentucky Police
Department for 1st Degree Rape of a Child. His wife, Lisa Cook, was
wanted by the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department for Failure to
Appear in court for a burglary and theft charges. The couple, who
became aware of the warrants in late December, took off on the run
in an attempt to avoid apprehension.
Late in the afternoon on January 8th, the U.S. Marshals Office in
Dayton, Ohio received an investigative lead that the fugitive couple
could possibly be residing with family in the Springfield area.
Deputies teamed up with officers from the Springfield Police
Department and began searching for possible relatives and the
fugitives’ vehicle. Late that evening, authorities located the
fugitives’ vehicle parked near the Sunset Apartment Complex on
Sunset Ave. Authorities then determined that a relative lived in the
apartment complex and confirmed with other sources that the
fugitives were staying in the apartment.
The vehicle and the apartment were maintained under surveillance
until approximately 8 a.m. on January 9th. At that time, U.S.
Marshals entered the apartment, located the fugitives and placed
them under arrest. The fugitive couple was taken by surprise and
never knew what happened until they were in the custody of law
enforcement authorities. Springfield Police Officers transported
Lisa Cook to the Clark County Jail where she awaits extradition to
Scioto County. U.S. Marshals transported William Cook to Dayton to
appear before a federal magistrate judge before being extradited
back to the Eastern District of Kentucky.
The U.S. Marshals Service was America’s first federal law
enforcement agency and each year arrests more fugitives than all
other federal law enforcement agencies combined.
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