PUTNAM COUNTY, TN – Early Thursday morning, July 7th, 2022 Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigation Division and Patrol Deputies were conducting saturation of high drug areas and stopped a vehicle which led to the arrest of Keurstyn Lanae Garrett, 32, of Cookeville, TN, for two counts of simple possession / casual exchange and one count of drug paraphernalia.

Her bond was set at $14,000.

A second vehicle was stopped with occupants Billy Ray Cooper Jr., 37, of Cookeville, TN, and Chantel Renee Keagle, 32, of Cookeville, TN. Vehicle occupants threw two items out of the window and attempted to flee on foot but were apprehended.

Billy Ray Cooper Jr. was charged with manufacturing / delivering/sell of schedule six drugs, tampering with evidence, manufacture/deliver/sell of schedule three drugs, and manufacturing/deliver/ sell of more than 0.5 grams of methamphetamine. His bond was set at $113,000.

Chantel Renee Keagle was charged with, manufacture/deliver/sell or possession of more than 0.5 grams of methamphetamine, tampering with evidence, manufacture/deliver/sell, and possession of schedule six drugs, and was served an outstanding warrant for failure to appear to court on a previous charge. Bond total of $110,000. Keagle has been in the Putnam County Jail eight separate times.