A man sought by Statesboro Police in connection to several automobile break-ins was apprehended Wednesday in Florida, charged with the same crime there, said Statesboro Police Capt. Scott P. Brunson.
       Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies charged Johnny Laprelle Cook, 21, Mason road, College Park, with entering auto, and learned the Statesboro Police Department sought Cook on the same charges, he said.
       After several weeks of investigation, Statesboro Police detectives issued a warrant for Cook July 9, seeking him in connection with several entering auto cases that occurred near Olive Garden, Pittman Park Methodist Church, and the College Plaza area, Brunson said.
       Detectives worked with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Dublin police to identify Cook, who was enrolled at Georgia Southern University in 2009, he said. Cook was believed to be in the Atlanta area.
       However, after his apprehension in Palm Beach, Fla., officers there contacted the Statesboro Police Department. Cook will be processed in Florida, then extradited to Bulloch County to face the Statesboro Police charges, he said.
Cook is currently charged with one count of entering auto, but will face further charges once he is returned to Bulloch County.
       The case remains active and further arrests and charges are pending, Brunson said.