Long-Term, Multi-Agency Meth Distribution Investigation Nets Multiple Arrests

Updated 2/5/20 at 3:10 p.m. Additional details from the initial release are in bold. COOKEVILLE – A joint undercover investigation focused on the distribution of methamphetamine in the Upper Cumberland area by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Drug Investigation Division and investigators with multiple other law enforcement agencies has resulted in the … Continue reading Long-Term, Multi-Agency Meth Distribution Investigation Nets Multiple Arrests

Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against Former Senior Home Care Operator

NASHVILLE – A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and multiple local and state agencies has resulted in a multiple-count indictment against a former operator of a Putnam County group home. On April 10th, and at the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant … Continue reading Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against Former Senior Home Care Operator

Ten Indicted in Putnam County Human Trafficking Operation

*Updated 6/10/18 to include a 10th individual taken into custody related to this operation. COOKEVILLE – An undercover human trafficking operation conducted by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Office of the 13th District Attorney General, Cookeville Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and Homeland Security Investigations has resulted in the arrest of … Continue reading Ten Indicted in Putnam County Human Trafficking Operation

Former Employee Charged with Stealing from Cookeville Business

  COOKEVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Cookeville woman on theft charges. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, in August 2015, TBI Special Agents began investigating an alleged theft of money from Cookeville Chiropractic by an employee. … Continue reading Former Employee Charged with Stealing from Cookeville Business

Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Yields Charges in 8-Month Methamphetamine Case

COOKEVILLE – Partner law enforcement agencies from across the Upper Cumberland region have worked together to secure charges for 12 individuals in connection to an eight-month investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine in several counties. Authorities from the Cookeville Police Department, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the Crossville Police Department, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, … Continue reading Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Yields Charges in 8-Month Methamphetamine Case

TBI Agents Investigating Cookeville Arrest-Related Death

At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI Special Agents continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man while in the process of being arrested overnight by officers from the Cookeville Police Department. Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 12:30 Friday morning, when the Cookeville Police Department … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Cookeville Arrest-Related Death

Joint Investigation into Sophisticated Marijuana Operation Results in Eleven Arrests, Seizure of Drugs, Cash, Weapons

NASHVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the DEA, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department and multiple Middle Tennessee law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrest of eleven individuals and the seizure of hundreds of plants and more than $100,000 in cash. The two-year investigation … Continue reading Joint Investigation into Sophisticated Marijuana Operation Results in Eleven Arrests, Seizure of Drugs, Cash, Weapons

TBI, Putnam Sheriff Seize Clandestine Drugs, Warn Public of Dangers

COOKEVILLE – An ongoing, joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in a significant seizure of counterfeit pills that pose a potentially deadly risk to users. While executing a search warrant at a home in the 4600 block of Massa Road this morning, authorities discovered approximately … Continue reading TBI, Putnam Sheriff Seize Clandestine Drugs, Warn Public of Dangers

Kentucky Man Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Floyd Ray Cook of Lebanon, Kentucky. Cook is wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department for Attempted Murder. On October 24th, officers with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department responded to … Continue reading Kentucky Man Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List

Former Company Leader, Wife, Charged Following TBI Theft Case

COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Cookeville couple accused of theft in connection to a business the husband helped lead. On August 14, 2014, at the request of 13th District Attorney General Randall York, TBI Special Agents began investigating allegations of theft and equipment from Tennessee … Continue reading Former Company Leader, Wife, Charged Following TBI Theft Case