Published: June 01, 2008 09:57 pm      

Three fugitives make Clark County’s most wanted list

On a regular basis, The Evening News and The Tribune will run a list of people who are most wanted by local law enforcement agencies.

However, just because someone appears on this list does not mean they have been found guilty of committing a crime. It means they are wanted for either questioning for an alleged crime or need to go through the trial process for an active warrant.

Police recommend that residents never try to personally apprehend a suspect. If anyone has information on the whereabouts of any of these individuals, they are asked to call Detective Randy R. Burton with the Clark County Sheriff’s Department at 812-283-4471 or 812-285-6338. If someone prefers to remain anonymous, they may leave a message at the department’s tip line, which is not traced, at 812-280-CCSO (2276).

“These individuals are our Most Wanted because they committed felony offenses and are among the few we can’t locate,” Clark County Sheriff’s Department Maj. Chuck Adams said. “In the case of Miss Vetter, the crime is especially rare because she is a female.”

Christopher Bryan Cook

• DATE OF BIRTH: Sept. 28, 1977

• ALIAS: Christopher Simms

• WANTED FOR: Class C felony forgery, Clark Circuit Court

• LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 115 Bonnie Sloan Dr., New Albany

• SEX: Male

• RACE: Caucasian

• HAIR: Blonde

• EYES: Blue

• HEIGHT: 5 feet 9 inches

• WEIGHT: 180 pounds

Cook is accused of forging a stolen check to himself in the amount of $800, according to a probable-cause affidavit. The alleged crime happened in August 2001.



William Kendall Smith

• DATE OF BIRTH: July 21, 1957

• WANTED FOR: Class A felony robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in Clark Superior Court No. 1

• LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 420 Beckett St., Clarksville. Also listed as transient on warrant.

• SEX: Male

• RACE: Caucasian

• HAIR: Brown

• EYES: Blue

• HEIGHT: 5 feet 10 inches

• WEIGHT: 185 pounds

Smith is accused of robbing a male acquaintance alongside the 300 block of West Maple Street of $3, according to a probable-cause affidavit. Smith allegedly stabbed the man in his abdomen and upper left arm, records say. The alleged crime happened in July 2006.



Elizabeth Ann Vetter

• DATE OF BIRTH: March 10, 1985

• ALIAS(ES): None reported.

• WANTED FOR: Armed robbery

• LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 814 Fulton St., Jeffersonville

• SEX: Female

• RACE: Caucasian

• HAIR: Brown

• EYES: Brown

• HEIGHT: 5 feet 1 inch

• WEIGHT: 185 pounds

Vetter and two acquaintances allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint for Percocet pills at a White Castle alongside Ind. 62 in Jeffersonville, according to a probable-cause affidavit. Jeffersonville Police Department officers found the gun purportedly used in the robbery in Vetter’s child’s pillow. The alleged crime happened in December 2006.