An investigation by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has led to a theft charge for a former treasurer of a Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) chapter in Cookeville.

In December 2019, at the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, agents began investigating financial discrepancies in the account of the FOP Cordell Hull Lodge 10. During the investigation, they developed information leading to 55-year-old Stephen Dean Mayberry, a former treasurer, as the individual responsible for more than $23,000 in missing funds.

On February 1, 2021, the Putnam County Grand Jury returned an indictment, charging Mayberry with one count of theft over $10,000. Yesterday, authorities booked Mayberry into the Putnam County Jail, where he posted $10,000 bond and was subsequently released. He will be arraigned in court soon on the charge.