Top 10 Most Wanted Gun Crime Suspect Captured In Ensley

October 3, 2012

One of the Gun Response Team’s Top 10 Most Wanted list is behind bars.

Andre Cook, 25, was busted after a tip from an anonymous caller. He was wanted on charges of robbery and aggravated battery from an attempted robbery back in August on Hayworth Avenue in Ensley. That incident sent on man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg.

Based on the information provided by the caller, deputies responded to a home in Ensley where they observed Cook sitting in a chair near the front door. As deputies approached the house, Cook took off through the house and out the back door. Deputies obtained permission from the homeowner to search the residence, and although they did not located Cook, they discovered a sawed off shotgun with the serial numbers filed off. The gun was seized from the residence and turned over to the GCRT.

Deputies later responded to the 8200 block of Durand Avenue in reference to a stolen vehicle. When deputies arrived, the victim told them that earlier in the night, his friend Andre Cook asked him to borrow his car to go to the convenience store. The victim stated that when Cook didn’t return after several hours, he became suspicious and wanted to report the vehicle stolen.

About an hour later, deputies were patrolling the area of Highway 29 and Broad Street when they observed the stolen vehicle. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, Cook, was taken into custody. In addition to the stolen vehicle, Cook was also in possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He was charged accordingly and is being held in the Escambia County Jail on a $115,500 bond.

Comments

6 Responses to “Top 10 Most Wanted Gun Crime Suspect Captured In Ensley”

  1. barbara on October 3rd, 2012 7:45 pm

    Abe was joking…right?

  2. Dannette Sirmon on October 3rd, 2012 9:59 am

    (Hell) cause of people like you!! duh I have a freind that shoot people steels my car, & I won’t report him cause “your his friend” You are a freind I would not want!

  3. Jane on October 3rd, 2012 8:34 am

    If the person was your friend they wouldn’t involve you in a crime by putting you in the position of having a felon with drugs in your car! This person did the right thing by reporting it!

  4. PSU1Earl on October 3rd, 2012 7:53 am

    Abe, a friend that knows right from wrong… just saying…

  5. Patriot on October 3rd, 2012 7:41 am

    In response to Abe;

    The question should be, what kind of friend would borrow a car and not return it? Or carry drugs in said borrowed car? Or rob and shoot other people?

  6. Abe on October 3rd, 2012 6:59 am

    What kind of friend would report his friend and cause him to be arrested? What is this world coming to?

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