Clay County Sheriff Cook detained a man with a machete in a local business

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook took action while visiting a local business.

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According to Clay County Sheriff’s Office, a man with a large machete was acting irrationally at the front counter.

Sheriff Cook took the Machete out of his hands and placed the suspect in handcuffs.

The suspect was Baker Acted.

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