Event Brief
More arrests as Putnam drug sweep continues
Filed: Jul 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrests three more suspects in “Operation Protecting Putnam,” bringing total to eight.
WHO: Putnam County Sheriff’s Office; Terry Cecil Pennington; Linda Joyce Cleghorn; Ricky Todd Abbott; additional unnamed suspects
WHAT: Three additional suspects were taken into custody on multiple drug-related charges as part of a countywide narcotics operation.
WHEN: Jul 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM ET
WHERE: Putnam County, TN
WHY: The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office continued “Operation Protecting Putnam,” targeting the manufacturing, delivery, and sale of narcotics.
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