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Trying to run away from prison. right? like i think thats what almost anybody would attempt to do in that situation. the fault lies with the folks at the prison who were being complacent doing the things that allowed them to acquire the tools and the information. >> thats meant to keep people inside. the human factor is element that allows them to get out. theyre not going to get out without the assistance of somebody else. they clearly had that. perhaps getting outside, they might have had addi...

The press republican newspaper, quote, hes not used to being shoved in the spotlight this. he happened in the right place at the right time. hes very sharp. were extremely proud of him. a whole community is relieved this morning. a resident in constable has been living on pins and needles. good morning, audra. >> good morning. >> thank you so much for being with me this morning. your thoughts on sergeant cook? >> caller: oh, im so grateful. what a great shot he had. what a great place to be. the...

The road less than two miles from the canadian border. sergeant cook called out to sweat from inside his car. the fugitive took off running. cook got out of his patrol car and gave chase and then opened fire. the new york governor andrew cuomo spoke to cnn a couple hours ago. >> sweat turned around, started to run. the state trooper sergeant chased him through the field. they were only about a mile and a half from the canadian border. sweat was headed for the border and a tree line. the trooper ...

Shawain. thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> nice to have you here. it is pretty amazing with hundreds of officers scouring the woods, it was a solo cop that spotted sweat. >> what a fantastic effort by -- led by the new york state police a combined effort of local, federal, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies as well as im sure coordination with our canadian koub ter parts just across the border. just a great feat of law enforcement to get both of these extremely danger...

Jay cook did when you think he was alone on patrol in the incredibly remote place where you are. pick up the story from there and walk me through some of the details were getting on this takedown. >> ashleigh, you touched on a very important point here. hell 1200 officers canvassing the area yet this ended with a single confrontation between two men that new york state police officer and cop killer david sweat. it all played out right here in this field. let me show you what this officer is tell...

Major police force said. >> he made comments at the scene of the arrest and upon arrival at both medical facilities. we have tried to gleam whatever information we can from mr. sweat that will be useful for the investigation. but once he is wrapped up in medical care as he is which is a priority, we have to take a back seat and let the professionals treat him. >> reporter: and sweat will be facing charges on the escape and burglary for breaking into hunting cabins. the clinton county da said swe...

>> absolutely. you always try to take somebody alive. in this particular case this fits into whats called a deadly force policy. this individual was a murderer. in fact, he had killed a law enforcement officer brutally. and that there was an imminent danger to the public. fe got away and got into the woods, who knows what would have happened from this point on. so he was right within his rights, sergeant cook from the ny state police to make that shot. its a clean shooting and i dont think there...

>> you know what, you were passing me a note to talk about whats involved in that type of. have you reached that treeline? you might have turned around if he had a weapon. its an interesting situation how that sergeant, sergeant jay cook, was able to take this guy not knowing, perhaps, everything. >> in the 90s, i was involved in a shooting with several police officers. i thank god there were a lot of officers that were able to come to the scene. he was firing his weapon at. . its the most frigh...

Sound officer so i think this is a good learning point for all of america to see because if we were to put -- if there was a film footage of this takedown and we put that side by side with what happened in south carolina when a guy was not? the back, youll see things that are similar but the totality of the circumstances was completely different. this is are the things that officers have to deal with and the decisions they have to make in a split second everyday. >> this guy has made a steal. ju...