The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office captured an inmate who escaped from a medical facility during an appointment on Thursday.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office helped apprehend two inmates who had escaped from the Morgan County Residential Recovery Court earlier this week. Putnam County ...

A Putnam County inmate was arrested after jail staff discovered a homemade weapon among his belongings as he was about to be released, authorities said. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 5, when ...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: A Putnam County Jail inmate turned herself back in to police after escaping from Cookeville Regional Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Gladys Melton, 62, had been ...