Cookeville, TN- On May 8, 2023, the Office of the District Attorney General and the Cookeville Police Department presented testimony before the Putnam County Grand Jury relative to the investigation into the November 2022 death of Arrayah Ella Johnson, a child. The Grand Jury found probable cause that Cameron Lee Olson, of Sparta, was responsible for the child’s death and issued a True Bill of Indictment charging him with first-degree felony murder.

On Monday, May 22, 2023, Cameron Lee Olson was brought before the Criminal Court Judge where he was arraigned.

Cameron Lee Olson pled guilty to the Aggravated Child Abuse of Arrayah on September 8th, 2016. He is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for that offense.