Putnam SROs Complete Active Shooting Training For Upcoming School Year
Putnam County’s School Resource Officers have completed training for the upcoming school year. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said some 20 officers recently completed a 40 hour active shooter session. “They are certainly able and willing without hesitation to trade their life for students or anyone else in the building,” Farris said. “We work on […]
Farris Calls Visit To Border An “Eye Opening Experience”
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris returned from a weekend trip to the Mexico-United States Boarder to see the drug crisis firsthand. Farris was invited by U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty to find answers as to why fentanyl use has increased in Tennessee. “The ingredients are coming from China. They’re sending them to Mexico,” Farris said. “They’re […]
Sheriff Farris To Work On Drug Issues With Border Patrol And Sen Hagerty
Senator Bill Hagerty has invited Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris to join an expedition to the US Mexico border. Farris said the purpose to see first hand what issues the country faces when it comes to drug trafficking. “It’s going to be sometime toward the end of March or first of April,” Farris said. “I […]
10 Overdose Deaths Across The UC This Past Week
A synthetic opioid more potent than fentanyl has caused 10 overdose deaths in the Upper Cumberland over the last several days. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said the drug is called Carfentanil. A drug developed as an elephant tranquilizer that is often used directly or as a heroin lacing. “Obviously some of those are in […]
Sheriff Farris Leading Second TSA Meeting As President Beginning Tuesday
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said mental health, officer benefits and technology improvements will be discussed at the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association meeting. Farris said as association president, he has appointed three committees that will start meeting Tuesday. “We’re trying to drill down on certain areas and certain subjects that pertain to the sheriffs across the […]
Sheriff’s Department Inmate Work Crews Slowly Getting Back To Usual Services
Putnam County Sheriff’s Department work crews are gearing back up to full speed after slowing services during the pandemic. Sheriff Eddie Farris said that it’s been hard to get full service back because court closures have slowed the number of inmates sentenced. “In order for somebody to be eligible to go out and work on […]
UC Law Enforcement Searching For Female Who Fled Group Home
Local Authorities are looking for 18 year old Megan Hendrixson after she fled the CHANCE group home for girls. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said deputies took the missing person report from the group home on September 20. Farris said that while Hendrixson is 18, she was placed in state custody out of White County […]
Putnam Sheriff Farris Elected President Of State Sheriffs’ Association
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris has been elected the president of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association. Farris received the majority vote of the 95 Sheriffs of Tennessee during the 2021 Fall Conference & 50th Anniversary. Farris said it is an honor to be elected to the position. “It’s one thing to serve your community and the […]
Missing Persons Cases Require Using A Variety Of Resources, Law Enforcement Says
Two missing persons cases are currently ongoing in Putnam County, and when it comes to such cases, law enforcement officials say it’s a big undertaking. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said key resources the utilize are law enforcement partnerships. “We have people that’s assigned to the FBI,” Farris said. “We have people that’s assigned to […]
PCSO Confirms Human Remains As Arnold “Chigger” Vaughn Jr.
The human remains found last week at Anderson Road in Monterey have been identified as Arnold “Chigger” Vaughn Jr. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said the identity was confirmed by the state medical examiner office on Tuesday. “The human remains that we found on April the 13th up near the Anderson Road area in Monterey […]
