Overview

• More than 10 local, state and federal agencies are searching over 1,200 acres of dense woodland near Dover, Kentucky.
• The FBI announced a reward of up to $10,000 for tips leading to Cooper’s arrest and urged the public not to approach him.
• Cooper, 48, was awaiting trial in an alleged murder-for-hire and attempted murder case, and the sheriff’s office believes he has a rifle.
• Authorities say Cooper escaped on Sept. 15 by breaking a jail window, scaling a fence and crossing the Ohio River in a stolen paddleboat before splitting from a co-escapee who was recaptured the next day.
• Investigators report he grew up in the area, complicating the search, and they advise residents to lock doors and call 911 with information.