Law & Order Report Justice Snapshot: By The Numbers

The following information was gathered from the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and Monterey police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement agencies.

Arrests do not always lead to conviction. Charges are accusations only, and guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.

By the Numbers | Recent Arrest Activity

• 36 arrests listed in this report

• Down 21 arrests from the prior report, which listed 57 arrests

• 6 law enforcement agencies represented:

• Most represented agency: Cookeville Police Department

• Cookeville Police arrests listed: 25

• Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrests listed: 6

• Baxter Police arrests listed: 1

• Monterey Police arrests listed: 1

• Algood Police arrests listed: 1

• Tennessee Highway Patrol arrests listed: 1

• Most common charge category: Public intoxication

• Public intoxication cases listed: 10

• Domestic-related cases listed: 8

• Criminal trespass-related cases listed: 6

• DUI or impaired-driving-related cases listed: 4

• Underage alcohol or impaired-driving-related cases listed: 4

• Drug-related cases listed: 4, including:

• Theft, burglary or property-related cases listed: 4, including:

• Assault-related cases listed: 8, including:

• Bond or court-order-related cases listed: 3, including:

• Highest listed bail/bond: $68,350

• Highest listed single charge bond: $65,000

• Lowest listed cash bond: $351.50

• One person listed as being held without bail pending extradition

• Age range: 18 to 60

• Multiple individuals were listed as homeless or address unknown

• Arrest dates listed in this report range from June 15 through June 23

• Court appearances listed range from July 6 through Aug. 3

• Largest court date group: July 27

One Thing to Know

• Most people listed here have not yet been to court.

• An arrest begins a legal process.

• An arrest does not determine guilt.

• All individuals listed are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty through the court system.

Compared to Last Week

• This report lists 36 arrests.

• The prior report listed 57 arrests.

• That is a decrease of 21 arrests from the previous report.

• Public intoxication remained the most common charge category.

• Domestic-related charges were more prominent this week than many other categories.

• Drug-related charges appeared less frequently than in the prior report.

• DUI and impaired-driving-related arrests remained present, including one underage driving while impaired charge.

• The largest court date group in this report is July 27.

Looking Ahead: Court Dates Coming Up

• July 6:

• July 17:

• July 20:

• July 27:

• Aug. 3:

Court schedules are subject to change.

What Stood Out

The observations below reflect patterns in reported arrests and court scheduling, not judgments about individuals or case outcomes.

• Public intoxication was again the most common charge category in this report.

• Domestic-related charges appeared frequently, including domestic assault, aggravated domestic assault and false imprisonment.

• Several arrests involved criminal trespass or aggravated criminal trespass.

• Underage alcohol-related charges appeared in multiple cases, including underage consumption, underage possession of alcohol, false identification and underage driving while impaired.

• One case involved a carjacking charge with a listed bond of $65,000.

• One case involved burglary, possession of burglary tools and theft of property over $1,000 with a listed bond of $51,000.

• One person was listed as being held without bail pending extradition on a felony fugitive charge.

• Several cases involved people listed as homeless or address unknown.

• Bond and bail amounts varied from $351.50 cash bonds to a listed total of $68,350.

• This week’s report was smaller than the prior report, with 36 arrests compared to 57 the week before.

Agency Breakdown

• Cookeville Police Department:

• Putnam County Sheriff’s Office:

• Baxter Police Department:

• Monterey Police Department:

• Algood Police Department:

• Tennessee Highway Patrol:

Charge Snapshot

• Public intoxication:

• Domestic-related:

• Criminal trespass-related:

• DUI or impaired-driving-related:

• Underage alcohol-related:

• Drug-related:

• Theft, burglary or property-related:

Editor’s Note

• These warrants are obtained through the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office.

• The report includes arrests from Algood, Cookeville, Baxter and Monterey police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement agencies when applicable.

• Arrests do not always lead to conviction.

• Charges are accusations only.

• Guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.

• Bail or bond amounts are listed when available.

• Bail is money or property forfeited to the court if an accused individual fails to appear for trial.

• A judge makes the ultimate determination as to whether an individual can be released on bail and how much that bail amount is.

• A bond is an agreement between the court and a defendant that secures the release of the defendant before trial.

• Bonds may include secured and unsecured bonds, partially secured bonds, percentage bonds and surety bonds.

• A judge makes the ultimate determination of the terms outlined in a bond agreement.

• Each amount differs by jurisdiction.

• To view the most up-to-date inmate list, visit the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office website.