FBI Captures Fugitive In Lithonia After Cop-Dragging Assault

LITHONIA, GA — FBI agents in Georgia have apprehended a Newark, New Jersey, man who dragged a police officer for nearly 50 feet with his car during a chase. On Wednesday, Atlanta FBI agents and the DeKalb County Police Department arrested Donnell Cook, 27, at a residence in Lithonia.

Cook failed to appear for sentencing at the Middlesex County Superior Court in New Brunswick, NJ, on Sept. 29. He previously pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated assault of a police officer stemming from a vehicle pursuit where the officer was dragged, according to authorities.

A federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution warrant was obtained after the initial fugitive investigation indicated that Cook had fled to the metro Atlanta area, authorities said.

An extensive search for Cook included the coordinated efforts of the FBI Atlanta Field Office, the FBI Newark Field Office, Task Force Officers of the FBI, Atlanta Metro Major Offenders' Task Force and the Dekalb County Sheriff's Office.

Cook is being detained at the Dekalb County Detention Facility and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey, authorities said Wednesday.

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