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Two Wanted For Questioning In Home Invasion, Robbery
April 19, 2018
Update 4/24: John Linley and Tara Cook have contacted investigators.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking two people in connection with a robbery home invasion last Friday.
John Linley and Tara Cook are wanted for questioning only.
On April 13 at 1:33 a.m. ECSO deputies were called to the 4000-block of Ashland Avenue for a reported home invasion.
John Linley told deputies that three white males came into his home, held him at gunpoint, stole his money, kidnapped his girlfriend Tara Cook and left in a silver Ford Edge.
During the investigation it was determined that his girlfriend’s ex-husband, Justin Cook, along with two accomplices, Jonathan Coffey and Joshua Miskimens took Tara Cook to Seminole, AL, where they hid the money and guns on property that belonged to one of Coffey’s family members.
Cook then drove back to Florida and was spotted in the parking lot of the Circle K at 2205 West Nine Mile Road. Tara Cook was found to be unharmed.
Justin Cook was arrested and charged with robbery home invasion with a firearm, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, grand theft and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Coffey and Miskimens were also arrested and charged with robbery home invasion with a firearm, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, and grand theft.
Anyone that knows the whereabouts of John Linley or Tara Cook is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or call CrimeStoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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7 Responses to “Two Wanted For Questioning In Home Invasion, Robbery”
This story is confusing, incomplete, and does not make sense.
Hope no one was injured. Victims can’t be found? Bizare.
Don’t think they’re our visitors but we have had a few people lurking around. One never knows who others know. They wouldn’t happen to have had a younger girl with them or a dog with them? Also would the guy possibly have had a beard & no mustache? Pretty sure we know one of the guys names & a type of transportation they might be using, so that’s why I’m thinking it’s not our visitors. Did get a tag # but wasn’t really sure at the time, they were our visitors but now we’re pretty sure the tag # belongs to the people or some associated with our visitors.
Perhaps the victims have more involvement than they wish to reveal.
Cant find the victims ?
No witnesses either then I suppose.
Yeah, we just want to, uh, question you.
@Grand Locust — Yeah, me too, sounds too mixed up but then these gems of society may be impaired and think it’s all a well laid out plan, DUH.
“Billings Case” and all the stuff surrounding that.
This sounds somewhat like that, or not.
That never made sense either.
The whole story does not make sense.