Several law enforcement agencies from Tennessee and Kentucky spent last weekend and the early park of this week looking for Floyd Ray Cook, 62, of Lebanon Kentucky. As of Tuesday morning at press deadline, Cook was still on the run.

The manhunt which began in Putnum County, Tennessee (Algood), and crossed the state line into Kentucky and centered around an area in neighboring Cumberland County, near Hendricks Creek Marina on Dale Hollow Lake, also involved Clinton County for awhile and saw law enforcement officers from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department and the Albany Police Department searching for Cook.

According to the Kentucky State Police, Cook was allegedly involved in a police shooting in Algood, Tennessee.

Around 4 p.m. Saturday, October 24, KSP Trooper Jeremy Baker located the vehicle Cook was supposedly driving on KY 61 south of Burkesville, Kentucky. Baker attempted to make a traffic stop when Cook fled onto Franklin Spears Road.

During the pursuit, Cook wrecked his vehicle and began shooting at Trooper Baker. Baker then returned fire, but was unable to apprehend Cook. Cook then fled the scene on foot.

Trooper Baker was not injured during the shoot-out which occurred around 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

The Kentucky State Police Special Response Team was called to the scene and tracked Cook into early Sunday morning before suspending the search due to darkness and weather conditions.

Once daybreak arrived Sunday morning, the search continued for Cook, at which time the KSP received information as to Cook’s whereabouts. A homeowner in the area where Cook was last seen said they saw Cook enter a residence on Dulworth Road.

After a search warrant was obtained, KSP SRT entered the residence late Sunday night, but Cook wasn’t there.

Monday morning, October 26, Cook was still on the run and considered armed and dangerous. The Kentucky State Police issued a description of Cook which described Cook as six feet tall, 160 pounds wearing blue jeans and a green “Carhart” type jacket.

In light of the situation, classes at Cumberland County Schools were cancelled Monday and Tuesday.

Although Cook never entered Clinton County, law enforcement officers from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department as well as Albany City Police responded with help during the situation.

Sheriff Jim Guffey said once the first call came through on the BOLO (Be On the Look Out) for Cook, Guffey and several others from his department, as well as city police, set up a road check at the KY/Tennessee line.

“We set up a perimeter on the line,” Guffey said. “On our call, that was the direction of travel he was headed. A little bit later we received a call that said he (Cook) had been spotted on South 61 in Cumberland County. We all responded down there, county and city as well.”

Once on the scene in Burkesville, Guffey said they were there to help in any way they could.

“Once we got down there we basically went to where the vehicle was located,” Guffey said. “We got another call from one of the ladies who runs the dock, who said there was a shooting and she heard gun shots real close to her house. We went down there and started clearing the woods. This was prior to the State Police SRT arriving on scene. Everyone was starting to trickle in at that time.”

Guffey said after they cleared the woods, he helped set up a road check on KY Hwy. 61.

We were checking every vehicle that came through,” Guffey said. “There were numerous calls coming in and we were trying to assist and help them clear their calls.”

The first encounter with Cook came at a storage facility in Algood, Tennessee according to Sheriff Guffey, who had spoken to several officers from the Algood Police Department.

“I talked to a couple of Algood Police Officers and they said they check all vehicles that are just sitting around. They said the officer just happened to pull up beside him to see what was going on. The officer told him to raise his hands and he did. Then he dropped his hands and was told to raise them again,” Guffey said.

According to Guffey, when Cook lowered his hands for the third time is when he allegedly shot Algood Police Officer Ahscari Valencia in the abdomen area. Authorities confirmed he was in good condition due to his vest and would be okay. He was released from the hospital late Saturday.

“His vest saved him,” Guffey said. “I wouldn’t say it’s personal, but this guy is a danger and we are wanting to get it ended before anyone else gets hurt. There are multiple agencies there to assist. I talk to all the sheriff and we keep an open line of communication as well as across the line. I have a good working relationship with all of Tennessee as well. I think it’s important that we help when they put out a call and I feel like they would be there for us if we put out a call.”