PUTNAM DEPUTIES INCREASE ENFORCEMENT ON ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has intensified its enforcement efforts against illegal drug activity in the southern part of the county over the past several months, prompted by numerous citizen complaints. This focus has led to multiple arrests on narcotics charges through ongoing investigations. On March 12, 2026, PCSO Narcotics Detectives followed up on a community report about a suspected drug house on Cane Creek Road.
While conducting surveillance, they observed a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road, initiated a traffic stop as it pulled into the driveway of the residence, and identified the driver as 44-year-old Denton Boswell. Inside the vehicle, they found an unresponsive female passenger lying across his lap with no detectable pulse. After detaining Boswell—who initially refused commands—detectives administered Naloxone to the woman, and emergency medical services transported her to Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
A search of the scene resulted in the seizure of approximately 5 grams of suspected fentanyl, 19 pills believed to be Xanax, and 4 grams of suspected cocaine. Sheriff Eddie Farris emphasized that the Narcotics Division continues prioritizing such areas based on public reports, highlighting the dangerous nature of these situations and how illegal drug activity fuels additional crime, crediting the joint efforts between law enforcement and citizens.
Boswell faces charges including two counts of manufacture, sale, or delivery of Schedule II drugs, manufacture/delivery/sale of Schedule IV drugs, DUI (third offense), reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, failure to maintain lane, and open container. His bond is set at $123,000, with a court date scheduled for March 16, 2026.
