A man wanted for a stabbing death out of Cookeville was apprehended early Thursday morning, May 23, thanks to work by the Livingston Police Department.

According to Livingston Police Chief Greg Etheredge, his department received a BOLO (be on the lookout) notice for a silver Infinity car that was stolen from Cookeville by a suspect in the overnight stabbing death of 22-year-old Kelsea Alexis Lamb.

Police saw a vehicle matching the description that was traveling at a high rate of speed towards Clay County but didn’t engage at the time because it was unclear if the vehicle was the same.

Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone was notified around 3 a.m. regarding the vehicle.

“Deputy Cross was sitting on the side of the new highway,” Boone said, “when a car came running by him at a high rate of speed. Cross initiated blue lights and proceeded to pursue the suspect. The car was traveling so fast that the deputy was never able to catch up with him.”

The suspect ran off the roadway into a culvert near Rite Aid in Celina but was able to drive out and disappear.

Shortly after 6 a.m., Officer J.D. Masters had just come on shift and spotted a vehicle matching the description. He initiated a stop near Swallow’s Insurance on Main Street and the vehicle sped off toward Cookeville on Hwy. 111. He engaged pursuit and new officers Jonathan Smith and Ty Hammons also engaged, as well as Chief Etheredge and Officer Jonathan Storie.

The Overton County Sheriff’s Department jointed the pursuit, along with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Other agencies also joined the pursuit as it continued on Hwy. 111.

As the vehicle neared Cookeville, Masters engaged what is known as the PIT Maneuver (Precision Immobilization Technique) to stop the vehicle, causing the vehicle to spin and come to a stop. Masters and an Algood Police Officer pulled suspect Andrew Ray Price, 38, from the vehicle and took him into custody.

“It wasn’t important how we stopped him,” said Livingston Police Chief Etheredge. “What was important was that we stopped him.”

Etheredge said there were no injuries and the Livingston Police SUV had minor damages and was driven back to Livingston.

According to Cookeville police, officers responded to 702 Foundation Drive in response to a 911 call reporting two stabbing victims. Both were transported to Cookeville Regional Medical Center where Lamb was pronounced dead and Kayla Renee Dailey, 28, was treated and released.

Price reportedly assaulted and stabbed Lamb and also stabbed Dailey when she tried to intervene before fleeing in Lamb’s 2012 blue-grey Infinity G25.

Lamb is facing charges of second degree murder, aggravated assault, felony theft and violation of bond conditions in Cookeville. The violation of bond condition stems from a previous domestic incident involving Lamb.

In Livingston, Lamb will face felony reckless endangerment and felony evading arrest charges.

He was being held in Putnam County Jail on a $550,000 bond.