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Murder suspect found barricaded in hotel room
Cooke Bryan James in pain
BRYAN COOKE
The man suspected of killing the owners of a popular local restaurant has been captured some 500 miles away in Jacksonville, Fla.According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department, Bryan Cooke, 39 was found at a Hampton Inn on Tuesday morning around 3 a.m. and was in medical distress. A quick-thinking hotel clerk is responsible for his capture, according to Warren County Sheriff Jackie Matheny.“The hotel clerk who was on duty is also a part-time dispatcher and she noticed he was sweating profusely and acting strangely,” said Matheny. “She knew something was not right.